The United Nations (UN) experts on May 26 called on the Bangladesh Government to stop the ongoing persecution of journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajoland expressed concern about his previous suspected enforced disappearance, reports New Age.They warned that his detention and the ongoing criminal cases against him compound fears that Bangladesh was using the Digital Security Act to stifle free speech, according to a release issued by the UN Human Rights office in Geneva. The experts, who made the statement, include, among others, special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye, special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard, special rapporteur on the right to physical and mental health DainiusPūras, and Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances chair Luciano A Hazan.