International Holocaust Cartoon Competition
International Holocaust Cartoon Contest was a cartoon competition sponsored by the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri, to denounce what it called 'Western hypocrisy on freedom of speech'. The event was staged in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, and to challenge Western accounts of the Holocaust. The event was criticised by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Israeli foreign ministry, Reporters Without Borders, the Anti-Defamation League and other parties.
Read more about International Holocaust Cartoon Competition: The Contest, Reaction Outside of Iran, The Winners
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