Joe Sacco's book on Muzaffarnagar riots finds new publisher

“I think it’s more likely that you and other Indian authors can give me advice about censorship and self-censorship! The so-called democracies seem to be drifting toward a more authoritarian model and, essentially, we are all in the same boat. Look how free speech is being suppressed in Western Europe and the United States. People in my society are often afraid to speak up, to publish, or to agitate for what they think is right. I think we are the ones that could use a bit of a backbone.”

“Those introductions were key. These journalists were committed to their work and gave honest assessments of what happened, even when talking about their co-religionists. They were colleagues in every sense of the word.”