# Claim 456

CPJ's Asia coordinator said democracy could not flourish without robust journalism and called for legal protection of the press.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: CPJ's Asia coordinator said democracy could not flourish without robust journalism and called for legal protection of the press.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: CPJ links violence to press freedom decline
- About: [incident 2025-bangladesh-journalists-attacked-interim-government](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-bangladesh-journalists-attacked-interim-government)
- Source: Bangladesh journalists face threats from attacks, investigations, and looming cyber laws. https://cpj.org/2025/02/bangladesh-journalists-face-threats-from-attacks-investigations-and-looming-cyber-laws/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-02-18

## Quotation from the source

> Democracy cannot flourish without robust journalism

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