Siné, Charlie's rebellious son

Siné, Charlie's rebellious son

Cover of Siné Hebdo issue 1, 10 September 2008 2008. Creating a magazine from scratch in three weeks during the summer, the challenge seemed impossible. That was the reckoning of Maurice Sinet, "Siné", one of the founders of Charlie Hebdo in 1992. He had just been sacked from Charlie Hebdo. In his column, ... Read more

Tailor-made enemies

Tailor-made enemies

They have succeeded, there is no news item about the murder of Isabel Carrasco that does not have another one embedded in it about the arrests of tweeters, calls for the "regulation" of the territory of internet evil, the hatred of digital poisoners and the like. This issue has ended up soaking up ... Read more

Romeu and "anti-Semitism".

Romeu and "anti-Semitism".

Translation of the cartoon: The female character asks: "But how can Israel violate with impunity all human and international laws? The man answers: "Our good money is costing us". It was not the first time that cartoons about Israel's condemnable actions in Palestine provoked complaints and accusations of anti-Semitism (the eternal catch-all to ... Read more

Irish newspaper withdraws cartoon on child abuse under pressure from priests

Irish newspaper withdraws cartoon on child abuse under pressure from priests

The Irish Times apologised and removed from its website this cartoon by Martyn Turner (seen here) published on 16 April in response to pressure from priests. The cartoon alluded to the first Children's Bill which seeks to make it mandatory for some professions and representatives of institutions to report any incidents of harm ... Read more