Tunisia’s top cartoonist doesn’t hesitate to compare President Kais Saied with Hitler. It’s a sign of the country’s political climate, but such intensity is nothing new for the artist who has regularly savaged Tunisian leaders.
Relentless: The anonymous cartoonist in his office in Tunis. He has lampooned Tunisia’s autocratic leaders.
In Z’s drawings, Saied is depicted in Hitler-like poses with an overturned suction cup on his head to symbolise his “bouts of madness as he seeks to purify Tunisia”, said the artist, a professional architect who divides his time between Tunisia and France.After Saied’s sweeping power grab, “anonymity became vital because some people are being arrested just for expressing their opinion on Facebook”, said Z.
Since February, authorities have arrested more than 20 of his political opponents and personalities, including former ministers and business people. “When the news is racing like at the moment, sometimes I wake up at night with an idea that I absolutely have to get out,” he said.
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