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We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights groups, write to seek your leadership in ensuring an immediate end to the harassment of Bangladeshi journalist and human rights defender Rozina Islam ...
Rozina Islam was arrested by Bangladeshi authorities on May 17th 2021 and has since been facing charges of up to 14 years in prison or the death penalty. However, to this day there has been no real ...
The Observatory has been informed about the arbitrary detention and subsequent release on bail of Ms. Rozina Islam, a senior investigative reporter for the newspaper Prothom Alo, who has reported on ...
Around 3:30 pm on May 17, Prothom Alo senior correspondent and investigative reporter Rozina Islam visited the Health Ministry in Dhaka to meet the Health Services Division Secretary and perform ...
Rozina Islam was granted bail after being ordered to surrender her passport and pay a bail bond. A leading Bangladesh reporter critical of the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic was ...
In Bangladesh, prominent investigative journalist Rozina Islam, who reported on corruption in the government’s response to the pandemic, has been granted bail after her arrest last week prompted ...
The health ministry filed a case against Rozina Islam under the draconian 1923 Official Secrets Act that carries harsh penalties, including a possible death penalty.
Bangladeshi journalist arrested for COVID reporting granted bail Rozina Islam’s arrest for unearthing official corruption in the government’s COVID response caused an outcry.
Rozina Islam, who was arrested while filming and removing secret documents at the Health Ministry office in Bangladesh, was on a mission to ferret out a secret file considered crucial by some ...
Media colleagues of investigative journalist Rozina Islam believe her arrest is related to her reporting about corruption and mismanagement in Bangladesh's health sector.
(New York) – Bangladesh authorities should drop all oppressive charges against the renowned Bangladeshi journalist Rozina Islam.
Amnesty International on Wednesday said that Prothom Alo Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam should not be punished for her fulfilling her journalistic duty. “The prosecution of Rozina Islam under the ...