Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III)

 
El humor en apuros, recopilación de casos (III) de 2020 a 2022

194 cases

Third part of this compilation that I started in 2014. It is a list with summaries of cases grouped by different periods.

It has been chopped up because, even when summarising a lot, they were too long and became uncomfortable to read and also made it difficult to load the page.

This third list will publish cases from 2020 to 2022, so I hope I won't have to update it too much.

The previous two instalments can be found here.

Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III) Humour in trouble (I). Cases from 1978 to 2016

Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III) Humour in trouble (II). Cases from 2017 to 2019

Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III)Humour in trouble (IV). Cases from 2023 onwards

Total cases: 194

Bandera de Argentina
El abogado de Cristina Kirchner anuncia que denunciará a Nik por una viñeta

2022 Argentina / Nik

In September 2022, Gregorio Dalbón, Cristina Kirchner's lawyer, announced on his Twitter account that he will denounce Nik for a cartoon in which vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appears to be leading the president on a leash like a dog sticking out its tongue.

Bandera de Canadá
Diario canadiense retira una viñeta tras las quejas de la comunidad musulmana

2022 Canada / Marcel Bodreau

On 17 August, the French-language Canadian newspaper L'Acadie Nouvelle de New Brunswick removed from its website a cartoon by Marcel Boudreau that some considered Islamophobic and racist.

Bandera de España
La Vanguardia retira un dibujo de Laplace

2022 Spain / Laplace

The newspaper La Vanguardia withdrew an instalment of the classic 1985 humorous pastime Laplace's 8 Mistakes, which was republished in the paper, after complaints from some readers who considered the scene to be racist.

Bandera de Canadá
Siete diarios se disculpan con la comunidad indígena por una viñeta

2022 Canada / Steve Nease

Canadian media group Metroland Media, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, has apologised for a cartoon depicting indigenous people demanding financial compensation from the Pope for the physical and sexual abuse they suffered between 1831 and 1996 by the Catholic Church.

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2022 Spain / Diana Raznovich

Judges, with their complaints, forced the removal of a cartoon by Diana Raznovich from an exhibition on micromachistos in the Balearic Islands. The author denounced the censorship and asked for the cartoon to be reinstated.

Bandera de España
La Tribuna de Albacete y su dibujante se disculpan por una viñeta

2021 Spain / Javi Salado - La Tribuna de Albacete

The daily La Tribuna de Albacete and its cartoonist, Javi Salado, apologised for this cartoon published on Sunday, 28 November, which readers considered to contain a racist message.

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Tanzania, dibujante detenido y encarcelado por

2021 Tanzania / Optatus Fwema

The Tanzanian cartoonist was arrested at his home on 23 September and interrogated without legal representation or the presence of family members in connection with alleged "cyber crimes". After two weeks in jail, he was released without charge pending trial.

Bandera de Jordania
El dibujante jordano Osama Hajjaj denunciado por ofensas religiosas

2021 Jordan / Osama Hajjaj

Osama Hajjaaj was notified of a complaint filed by two lawyers that resulted in legal proceedings for religious offences under Article 150 of the Penal Code and Article 15 of the Cybercrime Law for one of his cartoons.

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India, viñetista despedido días después de recibir una reclamación del Gobierno por su actividad en Twitter

2021 India/ Manjul

On 8 June, four days after popular political cartoonist Manjul received a notice from Twitter warning him that the Indian authorities had asked the social network to take action against his account, he was fired with "immediate effect" from Network 18.

Bandera de Irán
El presidente del Parlamento de Irán denuncia al dibujante Hadi Heidari y a tres periodistas por insultos

2021 Iran/ Hadi Heidari

Iranian cartoonist Hadi Heidari (Tehran, 1977) and three journalists from the daily Sazandegi have been summoned to court. They will have to face legal proceedings after being denounced for insulting the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
Críticas de racismo por una viñeta publicada en el New York Daily News

2021 USA/ Bill Bramhall

Bramhall, an editorial cartoonist for the Daily News, was criticised for a joke that some called racist. The newspaper defended the cartoon, denying any intention to send a racist message, and modified the image for its print version.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
Senadores republicanos de Utah piden que se retire una viñeta y que el medio se disculpe

2021 USA/ Bill Pat Bagley

Members of Utah's congressional delegation issued a statement in response to a cartoon by Pat Bagley published on 9 April in The Salt Lake Tribune. In their text they call the cartoon insulting and disgusting and ask the newspaper to immediately withdraw it and apologise.

Bandera de Egipto
La policía egipcia detiene al dibujante Ashraf Hamdi por

2021 Egypt/Ashraf Hamdi

"They are arresting me". With this terse message on his Facebook account, Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Hamdi announced his arrest on 24 January shortly after posting a video tribute to the 2011 uprising on the tenth anniversary of the first mass demonstrations that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Bandera de Malasia
Zunar, el dibujante eternamente perseguido por el Gobierno de Malasia

2021 Malaysia/Zunar

Popular cartoonist "Zunar" faced another possible jail term of up to 3 years for a cartoon posted on his social media criticising Kedah state chief Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor's decision to cancel the celebration of Thaipusam, a Hindu religious holiday usually celebrated by the Tamil community on 28 January.

Bandera de Francia
El dibujante Xavier Gorce rompe con Le Monde por disculparse por una viñeta

2021 France/ Xavier Gorce

French cartoonist Xavier Gorce announced he was quitting Le Monde after the newspaper apologised for a cartoon about a sexual abuse scandal. In her apology to readers, Le Monde editor-in-chief Caroline Monnot said the cartoon should not have been published.

Bandera de Argelia
Tres años de cárcel por publicar memes satirizando al Estado y la religión

2021 Algeria/ Walid Kechida

The 25-year-old Algerian Walid Kechida was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 500,000 dinars (approx. 3000 euros) for publishing memes satirizing the state and religion, according to the National Committee for the Liberation of Detainees(CNLD).

Bandera de España
Mongolia VS Ortega Cano

2020 Spain / Mongolia

The Supreme Court upheld the sentence of 40,000 euros to the satirical magazine Mongolia for infringement of the right to honour of José Ortega Cano for a 2016 photomontage that the magazine used to advertise a show in Cartagena. Mongolia launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to pay the fine and announced that it would appeal the ruling to the Constitutional Court.

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El viñetista mexicano

2020 Mexico / Rapé

Mexican cartoonist Rafael Pineda, alias "Rapé" (Monero), reported that on Sunday, 4 October, he received death threats against him and his family. The cartoonist received a reply from the National Guard requesting more information on the matter and the support of numerous people, including many colleagues.

Bandera de Francia
Espé, el dibujante que fue despedido en su primer día de trabajo

2020 France/ Espé

The French cartoonist "Espé" was fired just after his first cartoon was published in a new section of the newspaper L'Humanité. The author of the article in which the cartoon appeared was also fired. The newspaper called the cartoon "degrading and sexist", apologised to readers and to cyclist and presenter Marion Rousse, who considered the cartoon disparaging to her work and insulting to women.

Bandera de Malasia
Zunar, el dibujante eternamente perseguido por el Gobierno de Malasia

2021 Malaysia/Zunar

Popular cartoonist "Zunar" faced another possible jail term of up to 3 years for a cartoon posted on his social media criticising Kedah state chief Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor's decision to cancel the celebration of Thaipusam, a Hindu religious holiday usually celebrated by the Tamil community on 28 January.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
Policías de Utah exigen al dibujante Pat Bagley que se disculpe por una viñeta

2020 USA/ Bill Pat Bagley

A cartoon by Pat Bagley in The Salt Lake Tribune newspaper in Salt Lake City, Utah, led to a statement from the Utah Sheriffs' Association, the Republican Party and other groups, which called for the image to be removed and for the newspaper and the cartoonist to retract and apologise.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
Diario de Misuri señalado por racismo

2020 USA/ Michael Ramirez

A cartoon by conservative cartoonist Michael Ramirez, published on 16 August in the Southeast Missouri newspaper, provoked another episode of anger and accusations of racism in the media, which published a note in which they claimed to have received complaints and even threats.

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Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III)

2020 France/ Valeurs Actuelle

A cartoon in a comic strip by Pascal Garnier sparked a controversy in France, the images accompanied a text published in the French far-right magazine "Valeurs Actuelle", in which the French-Gabonese MP Danièle Obono was portrayed as a slave. On 31 August, the Paris prosecutor's office opened a preliminary investigation into the French weekly for racist libel.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
Un diario estadounidense deja de publicar viñetas tras recibir quejas por un chiste de Mike Luckovitch

2020 USA/ Mike Luckovitch

The local newspaper, The Laconia Daily Sun (Laconia, New Hampshire), announced that it was ceasing to publish editorial cartoons following criticism of the publication of a cartoon by Mike Luckovitch. Complaints from a number of people also included the local police union.

Bandera de Jordania
Dibujante jordano arrestado por una viñeta sobre las relaciones entre Emiratos Árabes Unidos e Israel

2020 Jordan / Emad Hajjaj

Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj was arrested on Wednesday 25 August allegedly for a cartoon about the Israel-United Arab Emirates deal that was deemed "insulting" to the country. The cartoon was published in Al Araby Al Jadeed (New Arab), a London-based pan-Arab media outlet.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
Distrito escolar de Texas retira una viñeta de un ejercicio y pide disculpas

2020 USA/ Wylie School District

A cartoon about George Floyd by David Fitzsimmons, "Fitz", originally published in May 2020 in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper that was later added to an exercise for Wylie District eighth graders prompted the governor of the state of Texas to call for an investigation and demand the firing of a teacher for comparing police to the Ku Klux Klan. The police also issued a public apology.

Bandera de Australia
Acusan al diario The Australian de racismo por una viñeta sobre Joe Biden y Kamala Harris

2020 Australia /Johannes Leak - The Australian

A strip by Johannes Leak that appeared in The Australian newspaper on 13 August was criticised as racist and other things by journalists, members of the public and even some politicians, who called on the newspaper to apologise for its publication.

Bandera de ARgentina
George Clooney, tampones y dietas, la viñeta repudiada de Sendra

2020 Argentina/ Sendra

A cartoon by cartoonist Fernando Sendra, published in Clarín in August, ironised resolution 34/2020 by which both public and private companies must have a composition that respects gender diversity. The joke immediately received responses of repudiation and criticism of all kinds from different people and collectives.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
La viñeta que provocó 1000 quejas

2020 USA/ Bianca Xunise/ King Features / Various Media

Some of the newspapers where Bianca Xunise 's cartoon appeared communicated their decision to stop publishing the Six Chic series, some even planted an apology in the place where her next strip was to appear, calling it inappropriate and offensive, and they also asked for an apology from the agency that distributes the work.

Bandera de Brasil
Dibujantes brasileños defienden a un compañero amenazado por el gobierno de Bolsonaro

2020 Brazil / Renato Aroeira

The Brazilian government threatened to prosecute cartoonist Renato Aroeira for a cartoon and also journalist Ricardo Noblat for sharing it on his blog in the magazine "Veja". The executive of the ultra-right-wing Jair Bolsonaro requested an investigation using a law from the dictatorship, art. 26 of the National Security Law, approved in 1983 in the time of Joao Figueiredo, Brazil's last dictator.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
El diario Morning News dejará de publicar viñetas tras una polémica sobre el aborto y los negros

2020 USA/ Gary McCoy

On Thursday 11 June, the Morning News newspaper in Florence, South Carolina, published a cartoon by Gary McCoy on abortion and blacks that created controversy and led to the announcement of the disappearance of all editorial cartoons in the paper.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
Renuncias en dos diarios tras la publicación de una viñeta considerada racista

2020 USA/ Tom Stiglich

Johnny Whitefield, editor of The Courier-Times newspaper based in Roxboro, North Carolina, yesterday announced his immediate resignation following the publication of the syndicated cartoon of Tom Stiglich that was criticised as racist. The same image also prompted resignations at the Washington Missourian, a family newspaper in Missouri.

Bandera de Estados Unidos
El periódico The Journal se disculpa por una viñeta considerada racista

2020 USA / Al Goodwyn

The Journal newspaper in Seneca, South Carolina, published an apology for a cartoon by cartoonist Al Goodwyn, who claims to be a conservative, and announced that no more cartoons by this author would appear in its pages. Some readers sent their complaints to the newspaper or posted them on social media pointing out the message of the image as racist.

Bandera de India
Detienen a un dibujante indio acusado de publicar una viñeta insultante y

2020 India / S. Surendra Kumar, Varma

Indian cartoonist S. Surendra Kumar, who signs his name as Varma, was arrested on Monday 18 May for a cartoon posted on his Twitter account on Saturday 16 May and removed due to a copyright (?) claim.

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Distintas organizaciones europeas condenan los insultos y amenazas de muerte al dibujante palestino Mahmoud Abbas

2020 Sweden / Saudi Arabia - Mahmoud Abbas

Several European organisations condemned the insults and death threats against the Palestinian cartoonist Mahmoud Abbas, who lives in Sweden. The cartoonist began to receive insults that escalated into death threats after publishing a cartoon about the fall in the price of oil.

Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III)
Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III)

2020 Bolivia / Ángel Bellido "Abecor"

The Bolivian newspaper Página Siete requested in a letter to the Minister of Government, Arturo Murillo, protective measures for its cartoonist Abel Bellido, Abecor, who reported being harassed on the internet, the cartoonist received insults and death threats because of the set of his cartoons.

Bandera de Hungría
El Partido Popular Demócrata Cristiano de Hungría anuncia una demanda contra un viñetista por

2020 Hungary / Gábor Pápai

The KDNP, the ruling Christian Democratic People's Party in Hungary, has announced legal action against the daily Népszava and its cartoonist Gábor Pápai for a cartoon published on 28 April as"blasphemy".

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Bangladesh, dibujante detenido por criticar al Gobierno

2020 Bangladesh / Ahmed Kabir Kishore

The Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore . Also arrested were writer Mushtaq Ahmed and two others, Didarul Islam Bhuiyan, an activist of a platform called "Rashtrachinta" and businessman Minhaz Mannan Emon, under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA), which many claim is being used against freedom of expression.

Bandera de Perú
El Partido Popular Demócrata Cristiano de Hungría anuncia una demanda contra un viñetista por

2020 Peru / Carlos Tovar Samanez, Carlín

The cartoonist Carlos Tovar Samanez, Carlín, (Lima, 1955) denounced that he was receiving insults and serious threats after the publication of one of his cartoons in the newspaper La República, where he has worked since 2002.

Bandera de Reino Unido
El diario británico Morning Star se disculpa y retira una viñeta sobre las personas trans

2020 United Kingdom / Morning Star -Stella Perrett

The left-wing Morning Star newspaper removed a cartoon from its online edition and apologised for its publication, also in print. Some readers complained online that the joke dehumanised trans people, depicting them as predators.

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Asociación de empresas chinas en Bélgica y Luxemburgo exige disculpas a un diario y su dibujante

2020 Belgium - China / De Standaard - Lectrr

The association of Chinese companies in Belgium and Luxembourg published a note in which it considers that the image of Lectrr, published on its website and on Twitter on 23 January, and also in the newspaper De Standaard, "insults China and seriously hurts the feelings of the Chinese people". They add that "the satire is inappropriate and offensive to us and others in various communities across the country".

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Una organización israelí exige el despido de un dibujante portugués por antisemitismo

2020 Portugal - Israel / Sabado Magazine - Vasco Gargalo

An Israel-based human rights organisation called Btsalmo has sent a letter to the editor of the Portuguese magazine Sabado. They demand the immediate dismissal of cartoonist Vasco Gargalo (1977) for a cartoon from 2019. In addition, they demand the removal of all copies of the image and a public apology.

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China exige disculpas al diario Jyllands-Posten por una viñeta sobre el coronavirus

2020 Denmark - China / Jyllands-Posten - Niels Bo Bojesen

An Israel-based human rights organisation called Btsalmo has sent a letter to the editor of the Portuguese magazine Sabado. They demand the immediate dismissal of cartoonist Vasco Gargalo (1977) for a cartoon from 2019. In addition, they demand the removal of all copies of the image and a public apology.

Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III)
Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III)

2020 Turkey /Kazim Güleçyüz and Ibrahim Özdabak

Kazim Güleçyüz, editor of the daily Yeni Asya, and his cartoonist, Ibrahim Özdabak, received suspended prison sentences of one year and eight months and one year and six months respectively on terrorism charges for their social media posts and cartoons at the end of January.

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Toni Galmés, imputado por unos dibujos

2020 Spain / Toni Galmés and editorial Comanegra

Several police unions denounced Galmés for libel for a work for a book, published in 2018, that he did for the publishing house Comanegra. The police unions demanded, among other things, the banning and destruction of the humorous book and a public apology from authors and publishers. In 2021, the second case was dropped and the legal proceedings were closed.


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