Bangladesh: Death threats

Index Number: ASA 13/003/2005
Date Published: 14 March 2005
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Bangladesh

Jopurnalists Samaresh Baidya (m), Zubair Siddiqui (m), and Sumi Khan (f), had written death threats mailed to their offices between 10 and 12 March, which purported to be from local Islamist groups whose activities they had been reporting on. Amnesty International believes the lives of the three journalists are in danger.