Cartooning for Peace reports on a new case of government censorship in India, a country that is rapidly climbing the"Humor in Distress" list. Indian cartoonist Gaurav Sarjerao had his Instagram account (and a post) blocked in India following a request initiated by the Haryana state police. (Original account blocked in India/alternative account). His ... Leer más
Translation of the cartoon:"Why are you afraid? Poonawalla, the owner of Serum, has declared that this vaccine contains only water, and that no one dies from the side effects of water!". - Adar Poonawalla is the managing director of the Serum Institute in India, which has taken over the responsibility of manufacturing the ... Leer más
The Tamil news magazine Vikatan issued a statement on social media denouncing the blocking of its website by the Indian government following the publication of this illustration on the cover of its magazine Vikatan Plus on 10 February. Chronology of the blockade. The image, by cartoonist Hasif Khan, shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra ... Leer más
Manjul cartoon of 29 April 2021. President Modi "hunting" with the excuse of pandemic On 8 June, four days after the popular political cartoonist Manjul received a Twitter warning that the Indian authorities had asked the social network to take action against his account, he was fired with "immediate effect" from Network 18 ... Leer más
Image that led to the arrest of the cartoonist "Varma". The Indian cartoonist S. Surendra Kumarwho signs his name as Varma, was arrested on Monday 18 May for this published cartoon, and for a copyright claim (?) withdrawn for a copyright claim (?), on his Twitter account on Saturday 16 May. The arrest ... Leer más
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