KUWAIT Cartoon ignites riot against a major newspaper in Kuwait (1996) Outraged fundamentalists, upset over a "Hägar the Horrible" strip published in the Arab Times, stormed the paper's Kuwait offices and chased an editor out by gunpoint. The comic by Chris Browne depicted Hägar complaining about praying but no one hearing him. A voice from the clouds goes on to say "Sorry" and other things. The paper ran an apology several days later, claiming the printing of the strip was unintentional and done without malice.

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)