Aseem Trivedi Arrested

My cartoons will now spew more venom, says Aseem Trivedi

Press Trust of India | Sunday September 16, 2012

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was arrested on sedition charges, today said he would continue to draw cartoons that raise issues like corruption, as people in large numbers thronged the railway station in Kanpur to receive him.

Maharashtra government orders probe into how Aseem Trivedi was booked for sedition

Press Trust of India | Saturday September 15, 2012

Chastened by the outrage caused by the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi for "sedition", the Maharashtra government has now ordered an inquiry into how he came to be booked for the serious offense.

LK Advani hits out at Congress for arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi

Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 12, 2012

Senior BJP leader L K Advani today hit out at Congress over the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi while drawing parallels with Emergency and alleged that the "draconian mindset" of the present rulers is born out of "failure and desperation".

Arrested cartoonist Aseem Trivedi granted bail, expected to come out of jail today

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Wednesday September 12, 2012

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was arrested over the weekend, has been granted bail by the Bombay High Court. He is currently at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai and is expected to come out at around 3 pm today.

Sedition charges against arrested cartoonist Aseem Trivedi likely to be dropped

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday September 11, 2012

Sedition charges against jailed cartoonist Aseem Trivedi will be dropped, say sources. He will now be charged with showing disrespect towards the national emblem. The Maharashtra government has sought legal opinion on the matter.

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's arrest gets international attention

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 11, 2012

India's government faced a mounting domestic and international backlash Tuesday over the arrest of a cartoonist on sedition charges as critics accused it of using colonial era laws to crush dissent.

Drop sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, or we will agitate, warns Arvind Kejriwal

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday September 11, 2012

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who is lodged at Mumbai's Arthur Jail on charges of sedition, is allowed a maximum five visitors at a time as an undertrial. Among those the 25-year-old is likely to meet today is anti-corruption activist Arvid Kejriwal, who...

Who is Aseem Trivedi?

NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday September 11, 2012

Mr Trivedi shot into national prominence when charged with sedition and arrested by Mumbai police over the weekend, after a city lawyer filed a complaint against him in December 2011. He has been charged under the sedition law, for sending offensive ...

India Against Corruption demands cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's release

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 10, 2012

Condemning the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi in Mumbai, India Against Corruption (IAC) on Monday demanded that he be "unconditionally released" and "baseless charge of sedition" against him be withdrawn.

Bal, Raj Thackeray on arrested cartoonist Aseem Trivedi; who said what

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Wednesday September 12, 2012

There is widespread outrage over the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was arrested on Saturday on charges of sedition.

Aseem Trivedi says 'will not apply for bail, drop sedition charge first'; sent to jail till September 24

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday September 10, 2012

The arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on charges of sedition have triggered widespread condemnation from media and anti-graft activists, who have described this as evidence of a lack of respect for freedom of expression.

Outrage over cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's arrest on sedition charges for 'mocking the Constitution'

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday September 10, 2012

A Kanpur-based cartoonist, Aseem Trivedi, was remanded to police custody till September 16 by a Mumbai court on Sunday for allegedly posting seditious content on his website. His website has also been blocked.

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi held on sedition charge for 'mocking the constitution'

Reported by Rashmi Rajput; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday September 9, 2012

Kanpur-based cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been remanded to police custody till September 16 by a Mumbai court for allegedly posting seditious content on his website. The police had arrested Mr Trivedi on Saturday on the basis of a private complaint f...