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Write for Rights 2022: Bangladesh Shahnewaz Chowdhury

In May 2021, Shahnewaz Chowdhury's village was swept up by a storm. Homes were destroyed. Shahnewaz wrote a Facebook post about the impact of a local power plant, linking it to the environmental destruction of his region. He was arrested for his Facebook post and detained for 80 days under Bangladesh's oppressive Digital Security Act.

In May 2021, a storm hit the village of Shahnewaz Chowdhury. Houses were destroyed. Shahnewaz wrote a Facebook post about the impact of a local power plant and linked it to the environmental degradation in his area. He was arrested for his Facebook post and jailed for 80 days under Bangladesh's repressive Digital Security Act. Shahnewaz was released on bail but faces many years in prison if convicted.

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