The cartoon was drawn by Michel Cambon and published by the World Press Freedom on an unknown year. The illustration was created in response of censorship of the freedom of speech and is directed at those who censored the freedom of expressionism.
The cartoon consists of four men with different nationalities behind bars and four different tags pointing at them with a message. They are sitting in a prison cell with an unhappy expression on their faces. The first man is tagged with “Disturbing the Peace”, the second with “Attack Against Head of State”, the third with “National Security Violation” and the fourth with “Bad Weather Report”.
The caption states that the shown men were put into prison because of different actions or things they said, which reinforces that the freedom of speech is very restricted.
The cartoon points out that there is no freedom of speech and if it is violated and someone says or published something without respecting the limits, he/she will end in prison. It is not known what exactly these four men did for example to disturb the peace or how the second attacked the head of state, but the fourth man was put into prison only because of giving a bad weather report.
The message of the cartoon is well-made, because it is shown directly what the artist wants to say, without metaphors or complicated symbols. Ironic was also build into the cartoon, with the last man. This ironic shocks the most, because it is ridiculous how someone can be send to prison only because of givin a bad weather report.
All in all the cartoon achieves its purpose and can be understood by almost anyone.
