Shafiqul Islam Kajol

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Journalist Kajol was forcibly disappeared for 53 days in March 2020. Found early in May 2020, he was then detained for over 230 days by authorities on charges including defamation and disinformation for his online news articles, before being released in December. In 2021, he was charged under the Digital Securities Act for allegedly criticizing political leaders on Facebook – but the cases have been suspended.