Withdraw suspension order for Salina Shelley, repeal DSA

State Department principal deputy spokesperson said that one of the biggest reasons that Bangladesh fell to 10 places to 162 out of 180 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index was the DSA

The government is not taking OHCHR recommendations about the law into account.

Even if the state has an objection against a citizen’s activity, can they legally pick up that person?

A free and independent press is essential for any democratic society, and journalists must be allowed to report on issues of public interest without fear of retaliation or censorship.

A law used only to punish critics has no place in democracy

The foreign ministry yesterday said Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was arrested for “child abuse” and “child exploitation” and the claim that he was arrested for reporting on the cost of living crisis in Bangladesh was “false”.

No case has been filed yet for the death of Sultana Jasmine, which may delay justice for the victim’s family, said a group of eminent citizens in Rajshahi yesterday.

Karimon Nesa, mother of Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams, came all the way to Dhamrai from her Manikganj home to attend a human chain demanding the release of her son and scrapping of the controversial Digital Security Act.

Prothom Alo incident exposes a deeply upsetting approach to press freedom

Around 2:00am, Ramna police informed that the case was filed.

We support the call of UN rights chief in this regard

The most egregious breach of law in Poritosh’s case was when he was placed in solitary confinement.

On October 17, 2021, an entire fishing village in Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila was set ablaze allegedly because a Hindu teen hurt the religious sentiments of the locals through a derogatory social media post.

While the manner in which the DSA is being defended is nothing new, the timing bears significance

CGS research on DSA cases reveals an alarming picture of legal harassment

Only two percent of the people accused under the Digital Security Act saw their cases come to a close with the court handing either a conviction, an acquittal or the dismissal of the case.

Murder of Brahmanbaria reporter a reminder that press freedom remains under threat

To use previous incidents of human rights violations to condone those of the present is hypocrisy and a macabre mockery of the past and present victims.

Many things happened in the expansive, sprawling world of tech in 2022 and most were less than desirable.