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The American branch of PEN, the global organisation promoting literature and freedom of expression, recently ran a profile celebrating the work of Zapiro.

Zapiro​ is South Africa’s most celebrated cartoonist. His work has been featured in the BBC​ and ​The New York Times​​, and he has won ​numerous awards​​. But Zapiro’s cartoons have also come with a cost. He has received ​multiple death threats​​ and been sued for over R20 million (roughly $3 million) for his scathing comics about South African President Jacob Zuma. Despite these travails, he has remained a passionate champion of freedom of expression and an active member of ​South African PEN​.

Full Profile: The PEN American Center