“Love is stronger than hate” – France 2011

“Love is stronger than hate” – France 2011

What do we see? On November 8, 2011, the front page of the weekly Charlie Hebdo showed a cartoon, captioned “Love is stronger than hate” by cartoonist Luz (pseudonym of Renald Luzier). The image was published a week after a fire-bomb attack by radical Muslim...
Multi-layered satire and ethnic stereotypes – Romania 2018

Multi-layered satire and ethnic stereotypes – Romania 2018

A Romanian woman wins Roland Garros. “Scrap iron! Scrap iron!” Source, Facebook, June 14, 2018 What do we see here? On June 9, 2018, Simona Halep became the second Romanian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title, at Roland Garros, after Virginia Ruzici, who was...
Alexander Lukashenko in his helicopter – Belarus 2020

Alexander Lukashenko in his helicopter – Belarus 2020

What do we see here? All the photos above were taken at a protest rally in Minsk, Belarus on August 30, 2020. At the end of the previous protest rally on August 23, 2020 when the protesters were already dispersing, Lukashenko arrived at his residence by helicopter....
The European Comedy Summit that never was – EU 2019

The European Comedy Summit that never was – EU 2019

Copyright: Bildundtonfabrik What do we see here? In 2018, the self-proclaimed “leading late-night TV talk-shows of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, and Luxemburg” met up in Cologne, Germany to plan “the first annual European Comedic Summit for the...
Teddy bear guilty of corruption – Portugal 2022

Teddy bear guilty of corruption – Portugal 2022

What do we see / read? The mock article was published in January 2022 in a Portuguese spoof newspaper entitled O Inimigo Público (The Public Enemy), which is a weekly supplement of the Público daily newspaper. Text of the article in translation: “João Rendeiro was...