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Book on deadly 2013 riots blocked from being sold in the country it happened in

NPR | By Diaa Hadid

Published June 16, 2026 at 3:46 AM CDT

Renowned comics journalist Joe Sacco's new book, "The Once and Future Riot," details the deadly 2013 riots in India, but it won't be sold in that country because the publisher blocked it.

Diaa Hadid

Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR's bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.

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