The January attacks of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have brought to light the risks journalists and cartoonists face. From the streets of Paris to the jails of many countries, it is the speech and press freedom that are endangered. 
Because of the ability of their work to transcend borders and languages and to convey complex messages in simple drawings, cartoonists are being imprisoned, threatened with legal action or killed. Yet this has also raised endless debates on the extent of freedom of speech, and whether everything can be laughed about.

Philippe Becquelin is a famous Swiss drawer and the founder of the satirical cartoon magazine “Mix & Remix”. He is currently drawing for numerous newspapers such as “le Matin Dimanche” (CH), “L’Hebdo” (CH), “Courrier international” (FR) of “l’Internazionale” (IT).

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