Tuesday, 08 December 2009
With 16 Unsolved Killings since 1998, Impunity Overshadows Any Progress in Free Media Development
During a 1-6 December 2009 press freedom mission to Bangladesh, the International Press Institute (IPI) found that there had been no discernible efforts to bring to justice the killers of the 16 journalists murdered since 1998, political influence over the media remained significant and the legal framework within which the media operates was in need of reform.
IPI last visited Bangladesh from 27 November to 2 December, 2008, shortly before general elections which brought back the ...
