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In today’s featured cartoon, Peter Brookes comments on the deteriorating status of democracy in the world alluding to President Vladimir Putin’s led Russian invasion of Ukraine which is happening for over 3 months while drawing parallels with the events of 6 January, 2021 at the Capitol building for which former US President Donald Trump has been accused of orchestrating the riot in an “attempted coup” according to a Congressional inquiry.
Adam Zyglis also draws on the US Congressional panel investigation of the last year’s attack on the Capitol which has leveled allegations against former PM Donald Trump of not just posing threat to the American democracy, but also his vice president Mike Pence.
Henny Beaumont refers to UK’s Culture secretary Nadine Dorries getting criticized after she claimed that there were more people cheering than booing Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Platinum Jubilee thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Mahnaz Yazdani illustrates the plight of children forced to work, devoid of a healthy childhood, on the World Day Against Child Labour which was launched in 2002 by International Labour Organization (ILO) to raise awareness and activism to prevent
child labour.