Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Bangladesh Newspaper Editors Protest Digital Security Law

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Editors of major daily newspapers in Bangladesh’s capital formed a human chain on Monday to protest a new digital security law they say will stifle freedom of speech and media freedom. Members of the Editors’ Council formed the chain in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka and demanded amendments to the recently enacted Digital Security Act, saying many provisions could be used against journalists. Some editors sympathetic to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also joined the rare...

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