Béatrice Riand and Stéphane Riand v Charlie Hebdo

Béatrice Riand and Stéphane Riand v Charlie Hebdo

On 13 January 2026, a Swiss couple living in Canton Valais filed a criminal complaint against the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and one of its cartoonists for a cartoon by Éric Salch about the fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort on New Year's Eve that left 41 dead and 116 injured. The cartoon ... Leer más

Infographics, humor in trouble

Infographics, humor in trouble

Infographics, humour threatened The data for this infographic is drawn from an analysis of 165 cases of cartoonists who have been in trouble of some significance between 1978 and 2020 because of their cartoons or satirical illustrations. There are also some cases of other people who, without being cartoonists, have got into trouble ... Leer más

Humour in troubles, a collection of cases (III)

Humor en apuros

194 cases Third part of this compilation that I started in 2014. It is a list with summaries of cases grouped by different periods. It has been chopped up because, even when summarising a lot, they were too long and became uncomfortable to read and also made it difficult to load the page. ... Leer más

De la Espriella sues cartoonist Nadím for injuring

De la Espriella denuncia al dibujante Nadím por injurias

Cartoon about De la Espriella for which Nadím had to visit the courtroom Another case for the list. Another passage with an attempt to curb freedom of expression in humour that I hope ends where it should end. In absolute nothingness. The Colombian cartoonist Nadím had to go to court on Tuesday 15 ... Leer más