Jammu and Kashmir, cartoonists under blockade

Jammu and Kashmir, cartoonists under blockade

On 5 August, India blocked The Wire, again, blocked the internet and telephony, ordered tourists to leave Kashmir and made a massive deployment of soldiers. Yet another move to abolish its independence that the government cynically sold as a measure against terrorism and to"ensure peace

Cartoonist Suhail Naqshbandi quits due to pressure and censorship

Cartoonist Suhail Naqshbandi quits due to pressure and censorship

On 1 May, the cartoonist Suhail H. Naqshbandi illustrated with this cartoon a text in which he explained his reasons for quitting his job as an editorial cartoonist for the newspaper Greater Kashmir. The censorship of the medium and pressure from the government ended up

Journalists denounced for hurting religious feelings and offending Hindu gods

Journalists denounced for hurting religious feelings and offending Hindu gods

One of those denounced is Swathi Vadlamudi, for drawing and publishing this cartoon on Facebook. Spain is not the only country where anything is denounced for offence to religious sentiments; legal tantrums by those who consider that their beliefs are being insulted are almost universal

Indian cartoonist arrested on charges of defaming authorities

Indian cartoonist arrested on charges of defaming authorities

Cartoon for which G.Bala has been detained Indian cartoonist and journalist G. Bala(Twitter) (Bombay, 1980) was arrested on Sunday 5 November in Tamil Nadu for a cartoon that the authorities consider obscene and defamatory. G.Bala's picture shows Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami along with two