Nepalese press use cartoons to get around censorship

Nepalese press use cartoons to get around censorship

Throttled by censorship, Nepal’s newspapers have found a new way to get their message across to their readers _ cartoons.
Tough media censorship has been in place in Nepal since King Gyanendra took power Feb. 1 declaring an emergency. Military censors now watch over the publication of news reports, several journalists have been detained, and several newspapers in villages and smaller towns have been shut down.
But cartoonist Rajesh K.C. _ he uses initials for his last name _ is among a handful of cartoonists trying to illustrate with sketches what cannot be said in words. He works for the country’s largest newspaper, Kantipur.