Saturday, July 11, 2009

MEXICAN CARTOONIST WINS CRNI'S AWARD FOR COURAGE

MEXICAN CARTOONIST WINS CRNI'S AWARD FOR COURAGE

Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) has bestowed this year's
Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning to Mexican cartoonist Mario
Robles.

Robles, who works for the newspaper "Noticias Voz e Imagen" in Oaxaca, was
assaulted on 19 April for a cartoon that poked fun at the Institutional
Revolutionary Party (PRI) over a crack down on public demonstrations.

For more information and to see the controversial cartoon, see: Mexican
cartoonist receives CRNI Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning:
http://www.ifex.org/mexico/2009/07/07/crni_award/

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