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Editor of Urdu daily arrested for reprinting Hebdo cartoon
Updated On: 30 January, 2015 12:44 AM IST | | Varun Singh
<p>The editor of Awadhnama was arrested on Wednesday for reprinting a cartoon published by French magazine Charlie Hebdo; the paper had issued a clarification the next day</p>
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The editor of an Urdu daily was arrested for hurting religious sentiments after her newspaper published a controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed made by French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Urdu outlet Awadhnama had reprinted the cartoon of Prophet Mohammed on January 17, like some other newspapers and TV news channels did after the horrific terrorist attack on January 7 in which eight of the French magazine’s staffers were killed. Editor Shirin Dalvi had issued a clarification the next day.
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