Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Politically Motivated Case Against 20 Eminent Lawyers and Former Justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court

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Paris, France | May 5, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights and legal advocacy organization, expresses its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation over the politically motivated and fabricated murder case filed on April 20, 2025, against twenty lawyers, including a former Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik. The case implicates a total of 408 individuals—among them journalists, artists, government officials, teachers, and politicians—accused in connection with the death of Mahfuz Alam Srabon, a BNP activist, during the July Mass Uprising in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Recent Fabrication of Cases Against 30 Journalists in the Wake of the July Student Movement

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Paris, France | May 4, 2025: France-based human rights watchdog, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), expresses grave concern and unequivocal condemnation over the recent filing of two politically motivated and fabricated cases against 30 journalists, including 10 named in both cases, on false charges of murder and attempted murder related to the July 2024 student uprising in Bangladesh. These cases were filed on April 20 and March 20, 2025, respectively.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Condemns Politically Motivated Assault and Arrest of Actor Siddiqur Rahman and Fabricated Charges Against 32 Artists

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Paris, France | May 2, 2025: France-based human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the politically motivated physical assault and subsequent arrest of renowned actor Siddiqur Rahman, who was brutally attacked by members of Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on April 29, 2025.

In addition, fabricated charges filed in three separate cases on April 30, April 28, and April 20 against 32 other prominent actors represent a broader, orchestrated campaign to silence dissent and suppress artistic and political expression in Bangladesh.