Iranian cartoonist arrested Saturday, 5 February, 2000, 19:12 GMT An Iranian cartoonist whose satire of a prominent cleric outraged the Islamic establishment has been arrested.
The detention of Nik Ahangh-Kosar follows three days of protests in the holy city of Qom by thousands of clerics and theological students...
Protesters said the cartoons - one showing a crocodile crushing a troublesome writer - insulted Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi.
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