Cartoon and Bullet: Newspaper Threat

Standard (Zimbabwe) Editor Bill Saidi spoke firmly and openly to the press about a cartoon-related death threat received earlier this week, where a cartoon critical of the government was clipped and returned to the paper with the warning to "Be careful." The cartoon in questions showed baboons laughing at the pay scale of a Zimbabwean soldier. The threat is part of an almost worldwide run of incidents whereby cartoons are targeted for intimidation, and was widely condemned.
 
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