Document #1174296

CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists

Bangladesh: Journalist detained

http://www.cpj.org/news/2003/Bangla03dec03na.html

ecoi.net summary:
Editor of the tabloid weekly Blitz, arrested by security personnel in Dhaka/ he was on his way to Israel to participate in a conference with the Hebrew Writers Association when he was arrested at the airport on charges of espionage
Country:
Bangladesh
Source:
CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists
Original link:
http://www.cpj.org/news/2003/Bangla03dec03na.html
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
3 December 2003
Document ID:
1174296 (former ID 15114)

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