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Left: Kim Jong-Un as the class bully, El Universal Opinion, Mexico, September 2, 2017. Right: Catalonia removes a key piece of Spain, El Universal Opinion, Mexico, October 14, 2017.

The wordless, surreal and very Cuban satire of Angel Boligán

Arts

Cartoonist Angel Boligán left Cuba 25 years ago but the influences of his upbringing still come through in his drawings.

Mexico’s political cartoonists fight drug war

Arts, Culture & Media

Cartooning Egypt’s Turmoil

Arts, Culture & Media
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Chinese Cartoonists Try to Push Boundaries

Arts, Culture & Media

Jordanian Cartoonist Emad Hajjaj Draws the Arab Spring

Global Satire
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India Gets Serious About Cartoons

Arts, Culture & Media

Two Indian political cartoonists have experienced pressure to censor their own work.

Cartoons Against Bloodshed in Mexico

Global Politics

In recent months Mexicans have demanded that President Felipe Calderon change his strategy in the drug war and cartoonists have led the charge.

Global Political Cartoons: Egyptian Cartoonist Doaa Eladl

Global Satire

Egyptian Doaa Eladl is a woman in what is still a man’s world: political cartooning. She’s one of just a handful of female political cartoonists in the Middle East.   

Global Political Cartoons: Malaysian Cartoonist Zunar

Conflict & Justice

The cartoonist has challenged the Malaysian government for more than 30 years through his publications.

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Palestinian Cartoonist Accused of Anti-Semitism

Conflict & Justice

Cartoonist Majed Badra was uninvited days before he was supposed to fly to Washington.

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