CROATIA Satirical newsweekly in trouble with a repressive law (1996) The Croatian parliament passed legislation March 29, 1996, making it criminal to criticize or write/publish a satirical commentary on the president, the prime minister, the speaker of the parliament, or the chief magistrates of the supreme and constitutional courts. On June 4th, the satirical weekly Feral Tribune, its editor-in-chief, and a journalist were brought to trial for defaming President Franjo Tudjman. The basis of the lawsuit is an April 29 article that appeared together with a cartoon criticizing the president's proposal to rebury the remains of World War II Fasists alongside their victims. The cartoon that accompanied the Feral Tribune article. For credit, the French-sounding Honore was printed under the picture. As of late 1996, there were no charges filed against the cartoonist.

SUPPRESSION INCIDENTS BY COUNTRY ALGERIA Flag mockery (1996) - Artist forced to go underground (1995-96) - Cartoonist murdered (1995) ARGENTINA Cartoonist abducted, beaten, intimidated (1996) - Cartoonist murdered (1970s) BOSNIA Cartoon show blown up along with spectators (1992) CAMBODIA Prohibition of animal depiction in symbolizing politicians (1994) CHINA Cartoonist fired over his strip (1995) - Comic book sparks riots (1992) CROATIA Repressive law is basis for trial of satirical newsweekly (1996) CYPRUS Cartoonist sued and prevented from receiving awards (1989-96) EGYPT Law curtails freedom of expression (1995) ENGLAND Veteran Palestinian political cartoonist assassinated in exile (1987) INDIA Activists storm exhibition (1994) - Editor arrested over a cartoon (1987) IRAN Cartoonist gets ten years for a cartoon resembling the late Ayatollah Khomeini (1992-93) ISRAEL Palestinaian cartoonist gets it from both sides (1996) - Clinton cartoon censored (1994) - Israeli arrested (1993) - "Shoe in the mouth" cartoon causes Palestinian publisher to disappear (1973) JAPAN Politician takes own life over a missing stroke in a cartoon that changed the name of his party (1992) KUWAIT Cartoon ignites riot against a major newspaper (1996) LIBERIA First political cartoonist threatened into leaving his country (1984) MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur newspaper pressured into apology (1995) MONGOLIA Cartoonists punished for Western connection (1988-93) RUSSIA Outrage, threats, and investigation by the Russian Parliament over a Zlatkovsky drawing (1992) SAUDI ARABIA Saudi anger sends Indian editors to jail over American comic strip (1993) SERBIA Criminal proceedings for picturing statesmen in a "degrading position" (1993) SOUTH AFRICA Stronger controls over the press (1987) SINGAPORE A threat by the prime minister (1995) TURKEY Two cartoonists arrested (1996) - One burned alive (1993) - Editor sentenced to jail term for cartoon (1990-93) - Leading political cartoonist tortured (1970) USA Oliphant censored (1993) - Szabo on a Russian spy's list (1987) - Racial sensitivity in Philadelphia (1985)