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2008   Baha’ Boukhari  (Palestine)

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Baha Boukhari

Baha’ Boukhari

CRNI’s 2008 Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning was given to Palestinian cartoonist Baha’ Boukhari.

Baha’ Boukhari was threatened and his newspaper shut down by the Fatah movement for a cartoon that criticized the party’s governing style. Fatah even tried to label him anti-Islamic. He didn’t back down. Fatah backed down after the local community literally rallied for Baha and the free speech rights of every Palestinian.

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