De la Espriella sues cartoonist Nadím for injuring

De la Espriella denuncia al dibujante Nadím por injurias

Cartoon about De la Espriella for which Nadím had to visit the courtroom Another case for the list. Another passage with an attempt to curb freedom of expression in humour that I hope ends where it should end. In absolute nothingness. The Colombian cartoonist Nadím had to go to court on Tuesday 15 ... Read more

Three students arrested over banners 'insulting' Erdogan

Three students arrested over banners 'insulting' Erdogan

Three newly graduated university students at the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara, four according to other sources, were arrested for carrying banners that, according to a statement from the public prosecutor's office on 7 July, insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The statement did not initially specify which posters were the reason ... Read more

Freedoms in Spain

Freedoms in Spain

Freedoms in Spain The cartoon of 26/02/2017 at CTXT Whenever I add an international case to this list (only cartoon-related issues), someone comes along to remind me of "well, in Spain, so and so". Without going any further, for this week there are seven trials for glorification of terrorism on social networks. Yes, ... Read more

Bulgaria, censorship and the pig

Bulgaria, censorship and the pig

On 13 April 2016, Bulgarian cartoonist Tchavdar Nikolov published animated cartoons in video format on the VBOX7 platform of NOVA TV, one of the largest private television channels in Bulgaria. The company removed this animation, also removed an interview with Nikolov and the rest of his work from the website, some 90 animations, ... Read more

Cartoons and torches

Cartoons and torches

After writing history of the different reactions to the cartoon of Alejandro Salazar about the accident in the Carnival of Oruro (Bolivia). The newspaper La Razón asked me to send them my opinion and accompany it with a cartoon. This is the image that will appear next to the text in the printed ... Read more