The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) in Bangladesh expressed their concern about recent reports of violence against and intimidation of journalists.
Their concerns include 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.
“We urge the authorities to investigate each of these instances promptly and impartially,” according to a statement by MFC issued on Thursday.
The signatories in the statement are Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.