India
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29
Jan
2015
Shirin Dalvi
Shirin Dalvi, the Mumbai-based 46-year-old editor of the Urdu-language Awadhnama daily, for reprinting a cartoon originally published by the French satirical magazine – Charlie Hebdo. She was arrested in Mumbra, in Mumbai’s financial district and later released on anticipatory bail by a court for reprinting the Charlie Hebdo’s ‘anti-Islam’ cartoon on the front page of January 17 issue. The editor was arrested under section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, which bans malicious and deliberate acts intended to outrage religious feelings. According to reports, several complaints were lodged to police after the paper reprinted the cover image, which depicted Muhammad, which was published after gunmen stormed the magazine’s offices in Paris on January 7, killing 12 people.
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26
Nov
2014
MVN Shankar
MVN Snankar, 53, a reporter working for a Telagu daily, Andra Prabha, was attacked by half-a-dozen unidentified assailants with iron rods and sticks late Tuesday night, November 25 in front of his residence at Chilakaluripet town. He succumbed to the injuries a day later at a government hospital.
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20
Nov
2014
Shivam Bhatt
Shivam Bhatt, 24, was killed and two of his associates were seriously injured in a road mishap at Kultaran village in Haryana when their car was following the police cavalcade of the arrested 'godman' Rampal trying to get footage of the arrest.