RSF calls for the release of Bangladeshi journalist Rozina Islam, unfairly accused of espionage

By DBastard

NewsInvestigative journalist Rozina Islam was detained earlier this week during a visit to the Bangladeshi health ministry, after publishing a series of reports on corruption in the ministry. She was subsequently charged under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Bangladeshi government to restore its credibility by ordering her immediate release.Islam, a reporter for the newspaper Prothom Alo, the country’s main Bengali-language daily, was arrested on

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