Open Window: The hug
Each month we showcase the work of a different cartoonist– in collaboration with cartoonmovement.com
This month: José Antonio Rodríguez García from Mexico with ‘Hug’

José Antonio Rodríguez García
This cartoon is a comment upon the controversial refugee deal between the EU and Turkey. Garcia says: ‘A historical human rights violation of thousands of refugees. Can those who signed this agreement sleep at night?’
He is a painter, illustrator and cartoonist based in Mexico City. He contributes editorial cartoons to the Mexican newspaper La Voz de Michoacán and the Spanish magazine Negratinta and is part of the German-based Usanie Uangu artists’ network.
This article is from
the June 2016 issue
of New Internationalist.
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