Yunus govt throttling press freedom: RRG report
640 journalists were targeted in the first 8 months of Yunus' interim government' rights body to submit report to UN
New Delhi, May 3: The Bangladeshi press faced systematic and organised repression and 640 journalists were targeted in the first eight months of the interim government of Dr Muhammad Yunus, a report released by the Rights and Rights Analysis Group (RRG) said.
The report, titled ‘Bangladesh: Press Freedom Throttled Under Dr Muhammad Yunus’ was released on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day 2025.
The attacks on journalists include criminal cases filed against 182 journalists, acts of violence against 206 journalists, denial of accreditation to 167 journalists, and inquiries initiated against 85 senior journalists by the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, anti-terror and anti-money laundering unit of the Government of Bangladesh.
“Such throttling of press freedom was unseen under any previous regime in Bangladesh, and currently, an atmosphere of fear grips the journalists in Bangladesh. No critical reporting on the Interim Government or the Awami League can be done. Next to the Awami League activists, journalists face the most serious risks under Dr Yunus’s Bangladesh,” said Suhas Chakma, Director of RRAG.
The RRAG will submit the report to the UN agencies and the key actors in the international community, especially the donor countries and financial institutions, for appropriate actions.
