From
World Press Cartoon.
The caricature of Bashar-al-Assad by Spanish cartoonists Javier Carbajo and Sara Rojo was awarded the Grand Prize of the 14th edition of World Press Cartoon, the annual celebration of humour art in the international press, which opened its doors yesterday at the Conference and Cultural Center of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
First prize in the Caricature category, the drawing was published in the Spanish newspaper ABC in April 2018.
In the same category, the jury awarded the second prize to a caricature of Angela Merkel by
Joaquín Aldeguer from Spain, published in the magazine
El Jueves.
Third prize was awarded for a caricature of Martin Luther King by Brazilian cartoonist Cau Gomez, published in Le Monde Diplomatique.
World Press Cartoon also distinguishes works in two other categories.
Editorial Cartoon
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| First prize - "Cuban Workshop", Ramsés, Cuba, OnCuba. |
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| Second Prize -"The cause of Fear", Halit Kurtulmus, Turkey, Cartoon Movement. |
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| Third Prize - "America First!", Nikolov Tchavdar, Bulgaria, Prass Press. |
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| First Prize - "Reload", Angel Boligán, Mexico, El Universal. |
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| Second Prize -"Flooding in Venice", André Carrilho, Portugal, Diário de Notícias. |
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| Third Prize - "Bus", Cost, France, Courrier International. |
