The Committee to Protect Journalists on March 21 joined eight other civil society organizations in expressing alarm over violence against the media and human rights defenders in Bangladesh, with at least 17 journalists attacked in February.
An interim government took power in Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August. The groups urged Bangladesh to unequivocally condemn and promptly investigate attacks on journalists and media workers and to ensure that perpetrators are held to account. The groups further called for members of the press to be protected from harassment, intimidation, and violence from state and non-state actors.
Read the full statement here.