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Rohingya Photojournalist Released on Bail from Bangladesh Prison, Still Faces
Charges

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   A Burmese photojournalist has been released on bail from a Bangladeshi
   prison, but he still faces charges and up to three years in prison.

   Bangladeshi authorities arrested Abul Kalam, Dec. 28 as he was
   photographing buses taking Rohingyas from the Kutupalong camp to a new
   camp on the island of Bhasan Char.

   In an appearance in court Dec. 31, officials charged Kalam, a Rohingya
   refugee, with assaulting and interfering with public officials, charges
   that could carry a three-year prison sentence, Reporters Without
   Borders (RSF) reported.

   RSF says the real reason for Kalam's arrest was "the local authorities
   are annoyed by his coverage of their handling of the Rohingya refugee
   issue, in particular, the forced transfer of the refugees to Bhasan
   Char."

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