Voice of America: Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail

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Indian Cartoonist Free on Bail Sep 12th 2012, 12:59 A political cartoonist has been released after being jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in India's government. Aseem Trivedi left a prison in Mumbai Wednesday after a local high court granted him bail. Trivedi was arrested last week after a private complaint about his cartoons, one of which depicted India's parliament building as a toilet bowl.  His arrest rekindled debate on freedom of speech in India, where activists have accused the government of ... Media files: 43F974BD-15DD-40BC-8024-B3466AAB0C67_cx0_cy50_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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