The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern over Nobel laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh’s decision to scrap the permanent and temporary press accreditation cards of 30 more journalists.
- Earlier, on October 29, the accreditation cards of 20 journalists were also revoked.
- The international organization, which works globally to protect journalists’ rights, issued this concern through its Asia branch (CPJ Asia).
Committee to Protect Journalists
- The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. It defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists was founded in 1981 by a group of U.S. correspondents who realized they could not ignore the plight of colleagues whose reporting put them in peril on a daily basis.
- The idea that journalists around the world should come together to defend the rights of colleagues working in repressive and dangerous environments led to CPJ’s first advocacy campaign in 1982.
- CPJ has headquarters in New York and an office in Washington, D.C. It has representatives, correspondents, or other specialists in cities including Bangkok, Beirut, Berlin, Brussels, Bogotá, Delhi, Istanbul, London, Mexico City, Nairobi, and Taipei.
- CPJ is funded solely by contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. CPJ does not accept government funding.
