Journalism Matters

500 news organizations mark World News Day by demonstrating the power of journalism to make a difference. Take a look at the following reports and features that are making an impact in an increasingly complex and uncertain world:

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Bangladesh

The Daily Star: Where do the ‘disappeared’ disappear to?

“How are our loved ones? Are they being tortured? Are they alive?” These questions haunt the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance as they spend agonising weeks, months and years, holding out hope against all odds. On condition of anonymity, five such survivors spoke to The Daily Star (Bangladesh) to answer the questions most pertinently asked by their loved ones.

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