Musa Kart, Turkish cartoonist facing prison for trumped-up charges of aiding terrorist organizations, was the recipient of this year’s International Press Drawing Award given out by the Geneva based Swiss Foundation on Cartooning for Peace.
Kart is not allowed freedom of travel while he appeals the prison sentence. He recorded the following video message thanking the free speech community and cartoonists around the world for the support they’ve given him.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lh9qqwqwntpqbgc/MUSA_THANKING.m4v?dl=0
For more information on the prize and the Swiss Foundation on Cartooning for Peace visit their website:
Musa Kart, laureate of the International Press Cartoon Prize
