Bangladeshi Photojournalist And Activist Freed After 107 Days In Prison

After more than three months in jail and last-minute confusion over his release, Shahidul Alam, a renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist and activist whose imprisonment drew international criticism, is a free man.

A few days after Alam was granted bail by Bangladesh's High Court, he reportedly walked out of jail around 8:20 p.m. local time, after a "daylong confusion" involving authorities saying Alam's address did not match the one listed on jail documents, according to The Daily Star.

The 63-year-old was arrested on Aug. 5 and charged with "spreading propaganda and false information against the government" after he publicly criticized Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government for its violent response to student protests that began over road safety.