Bangladesh - Death threats and reprisals against two Bengali-language dailies

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Reporters Without Borders condemns the threats that have been made against two Bengali-language dailies in the past three days. An Islamist group has accused Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman of blasphemy, while Dainik Shamokal editor Golam Sarwar has been threatened with death if he continues to cover an opposition party leader's recent disappearance. “We urge the government and judicial authorities to guarantee the safety and independence of media and journalists,” Reporters Without Borders (...)

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