Bangladesh tribunal orders 3 journalists held until trial in 2024 uprising case
Summary
A special court in Bangladesh has ordered three journalists to stay in jail until their trial for their alleged role in a 2024 student uprising that removed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power. The journalists face charges linked to the violent crackdown on protesters, while human rights groups have criticized their detention and called for the charges to be dropped.Key Facts
- Three journalists—Mozammel Babu, Farzana Rupa, and Shyamal Dutta—are being held by a special tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- They are accused of provoking the government against student demonstrators during a 2024 uprising that led to hundreds of deaths.
- Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted and sentenced to death for crimes against humanity; she fled to India in 2024.
- The journalists appeared in court and their next hearing is scheduled for October 25, 2024.
- Human rights groups say jailing journalists for their reporting is wrong and harms press freedom in Bangladesh.
- The journalists have been detained for years, facing multiple serious charges including murder.
- The previous interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, arrested the journalists.
- Bangladesh has asked India to extradite Hasina, but India refused. Hasina plans to return to Bangladesh in December 2024.
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