Iván Duque's Colombia

Iván Duque's Colombia

Iván Duque's Colombia. Cartoon of 08/04/2021 in CTXT Iván Duque had to rectify and withdraw the law bill that contemplated tax increases on electricity, gasoline, gas and water or funeral services, among other things, but the mobilisations continued, as did the government's violent response to the protests. The tax reform was just another

Sixth year of gag law

Sixth year of gag law

Cartoon of 28/03/2021 in CTXT The Organic Law 4/2015, passed on 30 March, on the protection of citizen security and popularly known as "gag law", came into force on 1 July 2015 under the government of Mariano Rajoy During its first years of life, there were protests and many other protests against this

Zunar, the cartoonist eternally persecuted by the Malaysian Government

Zunar, the cartoonist eternally persecuted by the Malaysian Government

Zunar is asked to serve three years in prison for this joke. In Malaysia there is a cartoonist who is eternally threatened by the government. His name is Zulkiflee Anwar Alhaque AKA "Zunar". They want to imprison him again for a cartoon in which he criticises a politician. On 25 January, he was

The Criminal Magistrate’s Court of Amman (Jordan) decides to cease the prosecution of cartoonist Emad Hajjaj

The Criminal Magistrate’s Court of Amman (Jordan) decides to cease the prosecution of cartoonist Emad Hajjaj

Cartoon who almost put Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj in prison On 23 December 2020, the Criminal Court in Amman (Jordan) decided to terminate the legal proceedings against the cartoonist. The Public Prosecutor's Office now has 60 days from this date to appeal the decision. The court agreed to drop the charges of "contempt for

Three years in prison for publishing memes satirizing the state and religion

Three years in prison for publishing memes satirizing the state and religion

Cartoonist Nime (also arrested in November 2019) in solidarity with Kechida Twenty-five-year-old Algerian Walid Kechida has been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 500,000 dinars (about 3,000 euros) for publishing memes satirizing the state and religion, according to the National Committee for the Liberation of Detainees (CNLD). The general