Thursday, August 25, 2011
Ali Farzat, One of the best-known cartoonists in the Arab world, has been beaten up by Syrian security forces
Cartoonists are dangerous for dictatorship systems, dictators afraid of the power of cartooning, that's why there are many cartoonists in exile, in prison, tortured or even murdered. Ali Farzat has been beaten by Bashar Asad in Syria...
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It's terrible. It's a shame for freedom of expression. It should never happen.
Florence
Hi Kianoush,
we have humbly added your image to the 1000ferzats.tumblr.com gallery in support of Ali Ferzat - here.
We are gathering as many cartoon outcries as possible for the freedom of expression, aiming at a thousand or more, but there's a long way yet!
If you know of any cartoons on the subject that we have missed, please get in touch. Thank you, and keep up the excellent work!
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