Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat: 'They broke my hands to stop me drawing Assad'
Published25 Jun 2012
Ali Farzat founded in 2001 Syria's first satirical weekly, Ad Domari. In August 2011, he was attacked by Bashar al-Assad's militia who broke his hands. The incident prompted international condemnation of the Assad regime. Farzat was awarded the European parliament Sakharov prize for freedom of thought.