Since receiving our 2006 Courage Award, Ali Dilem has continued to be an important voice for human rights and justice in Algeria. He draws for Liberté, the country’s most popular French language newspaper, as well as being featured on the TV5 program Monde Kiosque.
reprinted from Liberté
Perhaps most impressively, after years of death threats, repeated police interrogations, trials numbering no less than 60 which have resulted in several sentences (all suspended) for defamation, he hasn’t lost his sense of humor, as you can see in this World Cup cartoon to the right.Dilem’s work has been resulted in over 20 international prizes and exhibitions of his cartoons. You can find him online on the following sites:
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This interview, subtitled in English, was posted by SAMAR Media, which has osted other several other excellent interviews with editorial cartoonists working under high-pressured political circumstances.
