Wang Liming, better known by his pen name Rebel Pepper, is a victim of the tightening of China’s political space under President Xi Jinping. After five years of cartooning and …
Bearing witness to a human rights crisis in Nicaragua
It’s been six months since a wave of protests in Nicaragua sparked violent reprisals by the government of Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo. So far, police and paramilitary …
How contests are used to rob cartooning of its political role
Restricting freedom of expression is never only about silencing speech, but also about shaping it into acceptable forms. That is certainly true in the world of cartooning. Some states respect …
The talking cockroach, or how to take offence when none is given
When cartoonists get in trouble, it’s usually because they have used their art to speak up against authority. Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani, however, had to spend months in prison and …
When they throw the book at him, he throws it back
It’s the height of the election campaign season in Malaysia, and Zulkiflee Anwar Haque — better known as Zunar — is busier than ever. The government of Najib Razak has …
Anti-corruption cartoons attacked as anti-national
In the coming months, Aseem Trivedi will have to face charges before a Maharashtra court over seven-year-old cartoons that allegedly insulted national symbols. He had managed to fend off an …