Press release
Director-General condemns murder of journalist Mohiuddin Sarkar Nayem in Bangladesh
I condemn the murder of Mohiuddin Sarkar Nayem. I call on the authorities to investigate this killing and bring its perpetrators to justice. Crimes against journalists undermine the rule of law and societies’ ability to make informed choices. Gunpoint censorship must not be allowed to go unpunished.
According to police, drug traffickers ambushed and killed Nayem, a reporter for local newspaper Dainik Cumillar Dak,near the border with India after promising to show him how drugs are smuggled across the frontier.
UNESCO promotes the safety of journalists through global awareness-raising, capacity building and a range of actions, notably in the framework of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.
See also: UNESCO observatory of killed journalists
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