Cartoon: Torture and tyranny

Grace Stiefel, Staff Writer • September 8, 2024

Half a dozen Bangladeshi police officers blindfolded and handcuffed law student Iftekhar Alam after bursting into his apartment and dragging him outside. Alam was taken as a political prisoner since he was involved in anti-government protests and associated with influential protest leaders. His captors threatened and pressured him to expose the location of these leaders. Alam was tortured and could not speak properly after being rescued, according to his father. “I was like, ‘There is no escaping from this, and my life will end here, and no one will know,’” Alam said. Alam was rescued, but the whereabouts and status of over a hundred others experiencing the same crisis remain unknown. Immediate action must be taken to find and bring the rest of the prisoners home. (Grace Stiefel)

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Grace Stiefel, Staff Writer

Grace Stiefel is a junior and is excited to be a cartoonist for her second year of journalism. She enjoys drawing, sports, and playing video games.

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