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#HumorAmenazado
November 9, 2017
Cartoonists and the undersigned, make it clear that at this time, Humor is threatened in Spain.
As Juan Diego Botto said in his article “Delito de Ficción” (Fiction Crime), published in the digital newspaper “elDiario.es”:
“Fiction may only be judged from an esthetical, cultural, moral, ideological or even political point of view, but never penal.”

Recently, we have witnessed the unexpected firing of several cartoonists like Ferran Martín or Eneko de las Heras, adding to others also fired such as Farruqo, Romeu. Ventura, Farruqo, JR Mora, Altuna, Alfons López, Orué, Atxe o P8ladas, as well as others. The cartoonist Cels Piñol suffered censorship at one of his conferences in Bulgaria. Adding this to allegations against the magazines “El Jueves” and “Mongolia”. Other colleagues also admit receiving insults of personal nature for their work.

In February 2016, two puppeteers were jailed, accused of hate crimes and terrorism glorification. The Spanish justice finally dismissed this case. The same year, two presenters of the TV show “El Intermedio” (Gran Wyoming and Dani Mateo), were imputed for crimes offensive to religious feelings. They were acquitted.
In a healthy democracy, it is a worrisome symptom that cartoons, tweets, gags or satiric articles so easily outrage those in power. It is particularly striking that a joke can be taken so seriously.

Humor censorship happens silently and consistently, and not only in Spain. We remember other cartoonist colleagues who are suffering retaliation from their governments: Ramón Econo (Guinea), Emad Hajjaj (Jordan), Osmani Simanca (Brasil), Musa Kart (Turkey) or G. Bala (India).

Taking humor to court is not a joke. This was known very well by the great cartoonist and Humorist Gila, who was jailed for being a republican and fined for his work under the censorship of the dictator Franco.

With this manifesto, we have decided to call to attention democrats and mobilize social networks under the hashtag #HumorAmenazado (threatened humor) in order to request the repeal of the “Ley Mordaza” (gag law) and call out in favor of freedom of expression in all its artistic forms.

We demand that the media and its owners: respect and recognize our independence and professional labor as graphic cartoonists, whose only pretension is to make us laugh and stimulate critical thinking in our readers. Manifiesto #HumorAmenazado November 9, 2017

Manifiesto #HumorAmenazado signed by:
 Acapu (Ximo Segarra) – @Ximo_Segarra
 Albert Monteys – @Albert Monteys
 Álvaro Terán – @TrickyTrapper
 Àlex Gallego – @gariebo
 Àlex Santaló – @alexsantalo
 Amaníaco Ediciones – @amaniaco
 Andrés Palomino – @andresPSN
 Ant (Anthony Garner)
 Artsenal – @ARTSENALJH
 Atxe – @AtxeSinH
 Ben – @BenBrutalplanet
 Bob Estropajo – @BobEstropajo
 Calpurnio – @Calpur100
 Carla Berrocal – @pintamonas
 Carlos Azagra – @cazagra
 Carlos Escuín
 Cels Piñol – @celspinol
 Colorín (Manuel Colorado Acal) – @m_acal
 Conde Villamediana – @deVillamediana
 Cibergwenza – @Cibergwenza
 Dani Pérez – @daniperezweb
 Dani Gove – @Dani_Gove
 Darío Adanti – @darioadanti
 Davite (Deuxpression) – @deuxpression
 Edgar Cantero – @punkahoy
 Elarruga (Julio Arruga Hernández)
 El Chico Triste – @elchicotriste0
 Els quatre gats – @Els_quatre_gats
 El Koko – @Elkokoparrilla
 @ElGranPerich
 El Lápiz Loco – @ellapizloco1
 El Listo. Xavier Àgueda (Listo Entertainment) – @listocomics
 El Mundo de Gila – @ElMundoDeGila
 El Petardo – @petardohuelva
 El último mono – @_elultimomono
 Eneko las Heras – @EnekoHumor
 Eva Hache – @eva_hache
 Esppeonza @esppeonza
 Exprai – @Exprai
 Farruqo – @PepeFarruqo
 Fer (José Antonio Fernández Fernández)
 Ferran Martín – @ferranmartin
 Florencio Arias – @Florencio_arias
 Fritz – @FritzEsegato
 Gerardo Tecé – @gerardotc
 Guille Martínez-Vela – @guillemarvel
 HUMORISTAN – @HumoristanOrg
 gepzio en Vi etas @Igepzio
 Igor Fernández – @igor_f_f
 Infonecedad -@infonecedad
 Iñaki y Frenchy – @inakiyfrenchy76
 Iván Pérez – @ivanper
 Iván Sarnago – @IVANSARNAGO
 Javi guerrero – @javiguerrero67
 Javirroyo – @javirroyo
 JL Martín- @JLJLMartin
 Joan Ferrús Vicente
 Jordi Riera Pujal
 Jota Jota
 JMV (Jesús Martínez del Vas) – @YedaiJamao
 Jordi Canyissà – @canyissa
 José Antonio Bernal – @J_A_Bernal
 Juanjo Cuerda – @JJCuerda
 Julio A. Serrano
 JR Mora – @JRMora
 Kap – @kapdigital
 Kevin Corner – @kevin_corner1
 Kiko da Silva – @dasilvakiko
 La Boca del Logo (Alberto Fernández )- @labocadellogo
 LaRataGris – @LaRataGris
 Lope Humor – Lope – @lopehumor
 l’Avi ninotaire (Lluís Recasens) – @AviNinotaire
 Leandro Barea – @LeandroBarea
 Luis Davila – @OBichero
 Lumpen – @el_lumpen
 Magí Garcia Viral – @mogdi
 Maikel
 Mayte Quílez – @MayteQuilez
 Malagón – @malagonhumor
 Mamen Moreu – @Mamenmoreu_
 Manel Cruz – @LaHormigaSeca
 Manuel S. de Frutos – @MSdeFrutos
 Maribel Carod – @maribelcarod
 Mart Yuls – @martyuls
 Mel – @ElChisteDeMel
 Míguel (Politiquea) – @MIGUE_dibujero
 Nadim – @nadimcomics
 Oriol Jardí – @orioljardi
 Oroz – @latiradeOroz
 P8ladas – @p8ladas
 Pablo Velarde – @JudasCartoonist
 Padylla – @Padylla
 Pau-B. – @gargotejant
 Pandza – @qPandza
 Pedripol – @pedripol
 Picatostes (Jesús Rubio) – @picatostes
 Polo – @PeaLeopoldo
 Quel – @iQuel
 Raquel G.U. – @RaquelberryFinn
 Raúl Deamo – @RaulDeamo
 Raúl Salazar – @respetocanas
 Revista EL JUEVES – @eljueves
 Revista MONGOLIA – @revistamongolia
 Ricardo Hermida – @SrPlastiko
 Ricardo Olivera
 Ricardo Peregrina – @Filiburcio
 Ricard Soler – @llapisdecolor
 Roger Crunch – @rogercrunch
 Rubén Fernández – @thefdez
 Rubert – @PandemoldeComic
 Rudy Chernicof – @RudyChernicof1
 Sejo – @Sejo_Delgado
 SHAUN – Sumo de Naranja – @SumoDeNaranja
 Sinergia Sin Control – @fred_SSC
 Sintes – @SintesHumor
 Skakeo Fanzine – @skakeofanzine
 Toni Benages Gallard – @tonibenages
 Tres (Carles Villafranca)- @tuitTres
 United Unknown – @unitedunknown
 Xavi Morató – @xavimorato
 Ximi – @ximicomics
 Ykram – @ilustraguilar

Further information:
elmundodegila@gmail.com – http://www.miguelgila.com/blog/actualidad/humor-amenazado