At least 17 journalists fell victim to harassment in the first month of 2021, rights body Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) said in a recent report.
The report also disclosed that two journalists received threats from the ruling political parties or its affiliates.
In the previous year, at least 247 journalists fell victim to harassment in Bangladesh from January to December; according to a report of the rights body ASK.
The report also disclosed that 39 journalists were harassed by law enforcing agencies, of whom 26 received death threats over phones during the period. It also revealed that 25 journalists were attacked and harassed by the ruling political parties’ members or its affiliates.
A total of 90 cases were filed against journalists for published news, the ASK report added. Besides, 34 journalists were tortured and harassed by terrorists, the rights body said in the report.
At least 142 journalists were harassed in 2019 while some 207 journalists faced harassment in 2018, the ASK’s data showed.
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