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Zapiro awarded Freedom to Publish prize
South African cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, better known as Zapiro has won the International Publishers Association’s Freedom to Publish prize. The Freedom to Publish award is given to individuals who make “notable contribution to the defence and promotion of freedom to publish anywhere in the world.” Zapiro is currently being sued by the South African president, Jacob Zuma, over a 2008 cartoon depicting the president poised to rape Lady Justice.
From The Times Live
Despite attacks by government officials and others, Shapiro is not deterred.
“[I'm not], because when I wake up in the morning and I’m listening to the radio and reading the paper, there are so many things that still make me want to blow my fuse. They get my creative juices going.”
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June/14/2012
@ 10:20 am
If anybody would like to receive this cartoon go to http://www.zapiro.com/cartoon/122794-080907st
you may request this cartoon free of charge to put on your blog
June/15/2012
@ 7:14 pm
Congrats to Zapiro …a great and honorable cartoonist
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