A total of 12 member countries of Media Freedom Coalition in Bangladesh on Thursday expressed concern over recent intimidation of journalists at places in Bangladesh.
‘We, the undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) in Bangladesh, are concerned about recent reports of violence against and intimidation of journalists, including violence directed at reporters covering the Supreme Court elections, an assault on the brother of a London-based journalist for Al Jazeera, the attack of a Dhaka Tribune photojournalist, and the recent reported detention of a Prothom Alo journalist,’ the MFC said in a statement.
‘We urge the authorities to investigate each of these instances promptly and impartially’.
Signatories in the statement are Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
