Cartoonist in jail for making fun of parliament

An Indian court yesterday sent a cartoonist to jail to await trial on sedition charges over sketches that lampoon government corruption, triggering an outcry from freedom of expression campaigners.

Cartoonist in jail  for making fun of parliament

The detention of Aseem Trivedi, a freelance artist whose cartoons include parliament depicted as a giant toilet bowl, has been cited as the latest example of growing intolerance of criticism from Indian authorities.

A local court in Mumbai ordered the cartoonist, who refused to apply for bail, to be held in custody until Sept 24, his lawyer Vijay Hiremath told AFP.

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