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World Service,18 Feb 2017,26 mins

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Cartoonists around the world have been poking fun at the US. Also: An Iranian in a detention camp posts illustrations of his plight onto Instagram; a journalist thinks nonfiction comics can be a ‘gateway drug’ to learning about tough issues; two Somali brothers cope with the news of Trump’s travel ban in very different ways; cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz explains why drawing Latino characters is important to him; plus Russian musician, Pavel Lion, is on a mission to make you laugh. (Image: Vladimir Putin and President Trump react to the resignation of Michael Flynn as National Security adviser. Credit: Marian Kamensky, Slovakia)

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