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| Indian cartoonist's arrest for 'mocking constitution' sparks protests | Indian cartoonist's arrest for 'mocking constitution' sparks protests |
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| Police in India have arrested a political cartoonist on sedition charges after his drawings that criticised rampant corruption angered political leaders. | Police in India have arrested a political cartoonist on sedition charges after his drawings that criticised rampant corruption angered political leaders. |
| On Sunday, a Mumbai magistrate ordered Aseem Trivedi to be held for questioning for a week over a complaint that the cartoonist had mocked the Indian constitution. | On Sunday, a Mumbai magistrate ordered Aseem Trivedi to be held for questioning for a week over a complaint that the cartoonist had mocked the Indian constitution. |
| Trivedi's cartoons lampooning widespread corruption among Indian politicians were displayed at a protest in New Delhi last year by anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. | Trivedi's cartoons lampooning widespread corruption among Indian politicians were displayed at a protest in New Delhi last year by anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. |
| Students, opposition politicians and free speech advocates protested on Monday that Trivedi's arrest showed politicians' growing intolerance for criticism. | Students, opposition politicians and free speech advocates protested on Monday that Trivedi's arrest showed politicians' growing intolerance for criticism. |
| A university professor was arrested recently in West Bengal for emailing a spoof cartoon caricaturing the chief minister. | A university professor was arrested recently in West Bengal for emailing a spoof cartoon caricaturing the chief minister. |
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