The Awami League-controlled government has charged and jailed journalists using indistinct new laws Mahfuz Anam still laughs at the size of the damages claims he was landed with last year. “It amounted to approximately US $8bn [£6.2bn],” the editor of Bangladeshs Daily Star newspaper said. “I’m in the realm of Bill Gates.” Related: Bangladesh reproached over inquiry into torture and murder of activist Related: Should writers boycott book festivals in countries where rights are under threat? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com