NEW DELHI (AP) – A political cartoonist who was jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in the Indian government was released on bail Wednesday. Supporters cheered and waved ...

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, (C), who was arrested on sedition charges, is produced at a court in Mumbai on Sept 10, 2012. — Photo by AFP MUMBAI: A court in Mumbai ruled Tuesday that an Indian political ...

News India Arrests Political Cartoonist for Sedition Is it just me, or do a lot of governments seem to be cracking down on artists these days? The latest country to join the club is India, where a ...

NEW DELHI (AP) -- A political cartoonist whose drawings mock Indian government corruption has been jailed in a sedition investigation that was widely condemned Monday as evidence of political leaders' ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. After intense public pressure, the Maharashtra state government last week dropped the charge of ...

Indian political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi gestures after he is arrested by the police on charges of mocking the Indian constitution in his drawings, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Police ...

MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - An Indian cartoonist detained on sedition charges for drawings that satirize corruption in Indian politics was released on bail on Wednesday, cheered by hundreds of free ...

An Indian cartoonist has been charged with sedition after authorities failed to take kindly to a series of cartoons penned by the artist, which hijacked national symbols to lampoon corruption. One ...