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- ↑ "No one took my side of the story: Shireen Dalvi". Jyoti Punwani. The Times of India. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Mumbai: Editor arrested for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoon". Hindustan Times. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Arrest over Charlie cartoon". BBC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Editor in Mumbai arrested for reprinted Charlie Hebdo cartoon". Manoj Badgeri. The Times of India. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Forced into a burqa, separated from kids: Mumbai Urdu editor pays for Charlie Hebdo cartoons". 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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