‘Three-finger’ salute to Myanmar & Boris Johnson’s new mantra to lift lockdown in UK
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‘Three-finger’ salute to Myanmar & Boris Johnson’s new mantra to lift lockdown in UK

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

   

Steve Bright | Twitter

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

In today’s featured cartoon, Steve Bright expresses solidarity with Myanmar after the country’s military seized power in a coup against the democratically-elected Aung San Suu Kyi government recently. He illustrates the ‘three-fingered salute’ that originated in the Hunger Games film series and which has been adopted by activists as a symbol of solidarity for democracy movements across south-east Asia.

Llewellyn Archer Atherley-Jones | Private Eye News

As a lot of countries continue to have restrictions on internal movement of people, cartoonist Llewellyn Archer Atherley-Jones re-imagines outing plans in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Henny Beaumont | The Guardian

Henny Beaumont comments on how women are doing significantly more domestic chores because of the impact of the pandemic.

Andy Davey | Telegraph

Andy Davey takes a dig at UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ‘data not dates‘ approach to easing restrictions in the country. Davey illustrates on how it could lead to British scientists coming up with data that suits the prime minister.