Zapiro Wins 2007 Cartoonist’s Rights Network International’s Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award



Jonathan "Zapiro" Shapiro has won this year's International Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award from the Cartoonist's Rights Network International Cartooning Award, given out each year to a recipient who speaks "truth to power." Zapiro has routinely been threatened for the subject matter of his cartoons, and won some notoriety this year when he was included in a series of lawsuits instigated by South Africa politician Jacob Zuma. Zapiro has continued to do cartoons about Zuma and about the lawsuit since.

The award was given out in Washington, DC on Friday during the annual CRNI dinner. Shapiro thanked his wife in his speech and noted that on the whole, violence has been an effective deterrent. Past winners of the award include Musa Kart, the Danish cartoonists, and Ali Dilem.

classic Zapiro, from '97
 
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