Cartoonists’ & Free Speech Demand Release of LeMan Magazine Cartoonist, Staff

LeMan Mohammad Moses controversial cartoon

Cartoonists’ & Free Speech Demand Release of LeMan Magazine Cartoonist, Staff

by Alan Gardner July 11, 2025

Twelve cartoonist and free speech organizations have signed a letter protesting the arrest of four individuals associated with publishing a caricature in LeMan magazine officials have interpreted as depicting Moses and Mohammed fraternizing in heaven. According to Reporters Without Borders, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office opened a judicial investigation on June 30 against cartoonist Dogan Pehlivan, editor-in-chief Zafer […]

Turkey Arrests Cartoonist for Drawing Moses and Mohammed – Updated

by D. D. Degg July 1, 2025

The cartoon shows a bearded man wearing a top hat resembling that of Haredi Jews saying “I’m Musa” as he shakes hands with another bearded man wearing a taqiyah—a Muslim headcover—who replies: “I’m Mohammed.” Both have wings and are depicted as hovering over burning buildings and rockets. From the Jewish News Service (which shows the […]