World Cartoonists In Trouble Round-Up

* television reporter and one-time cartoonist Tariq Abu Zaid has been sentenced to jail by the Palestinian Authority for his work with the official Hamas television network. He was sentenced to 18 months for his work for the banned organization.

* it's been more than a month since cartoonist and journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing on the eve of Sri Lankan elections. This article provides a heartbreaking glimpse into the family's efforts to help with information collected by the police. It runs underneath a couple of graphs about tensions being slightly eased in terms of the treatment of journalists generally.
 
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