Editorial cartoonist Deb Milbrath (United States of America) comments on CVS’s decision to remove cigarettes from their shelves and US inaction on reforming gun laws.
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Political cartoonist Tjeerd Royaards (Netherlands) comments on the international media’s apparent disregard for serious journalism while covering the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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Writers Tarik Günersel, Pinar Selek, Necati Abay, and Cüneyt Ayral talk via Google Hangout about risking imprisonment for writing against the regime, the pattern of repression against opposition writers, the government’s crackdown on free press, and the condition of writing in exile.
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Political cartoonist Marian Kamensky on the recent referendum in Switzerland that reduces the amount of foreigners able to live and work in the country.
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“Amid concerns of terrorist attacks, tight security welcomed the Olympic torch to Dagestan.” Cartoon by Alex Falco Chang (Cuba)
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Over $51 billion has been spent on the Sochi Olympics, making it the most expensive Olympics ever. But how has the money been used? Political cartoonist Marian Kamensky (Austria) comments on the Vladimir Putin’s involvement in the 2014 Winter Games.
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Political cartoonist Sergei Tunin (Russia) takes a look at the action taken by three Russian television providers of pulling the plug on Dozhd (TV Rain), a TV station known for covering the country’s massive anti-government protests. The channel’s chief said the move amounts to censorship.
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