French cartoonist Claire Bretecher dies aged 79

French cartoonist Claire Bretecher dies aged 79

Claire Bretecher, one of the most celebrated French cartoonists of recent decades and the first woman to achieve real prominence in the genre in France, died on Tuesday aged 79, her publisher announced. Bretecher rose to fame in the 1970s with the comic book series “Les Frustres” (The Frustrated Ones) which tackled issues of gender […] More

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Chinese embassy wants Danish paper to apologize

Chinese embassy wants Danish paper to apologize for coronavirus cartoon

China’s embassy in Denmark has demanded an apology from daily Jyllands-Posten after it published a cartoon of the Chinese flag with its five yellow stars represented by coronavirus particles. In a statement, the embassy said Jyllands-Posten and Danish artist Niels Bo Bojesen should apologize to the Chinese people for publishing the image, captioned “Coronavirus”, in […] More

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