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Cartoonists’ & Free Speech Demand Release of LeMan Magazine Cartoonist, Staff
Twelve cartoonist and free speech organizations have signed a letter protesting the arrest of four individuals associated with publishing a caricature in LeMan magazine officials have interpreted as depicting Moses and Mohammed fraternizing in heaven. According to Reporters Without Borders, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office opened a judicial investigation on June 30 against cartoonist Dogan Pehlivan, editor-in-chief Zafer […]
LeMan magazine editor detained at İstanbul Airport over controversial cartoon - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Aslan Özdemir, the managing editor of Turkish satirical magazine LeMan, was detained at İstanbul Airport on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into the magazine over a controversial cartoon that allegedly depicted the Prophet Muhammad, Turkish Minute reported, citing local media. Özdemir, who was previously reported to be abroad and was the subject of a detention warrant, was taken into custody after arriving on a Turkish Airlines flight…
A new development has emerged in the investigation launched into a cartoon insulting the Prophets Muhammad and Moses. Aslan Özdemir, editor-in-chief of LeMan magazine, who had an arrest warrant out for him, was detained at Istanbul Airport immediately after disembarking from a flight from Marseille.
Fugitive editor-in-chief Aslan Özdemir, who had an arrest warrant out for him as part of an investigation into a cartoon published in the June 26, 2025 issue of Leman magazine, was detained at Istanbul Airport.
The so-called humor magazine had caricatured the Prophets Muhammad and Moses in its June 26th issue, sparking a major backlash. Following this development, a major development occurred in the Leman Magazine investigation. Fugitive editor-in-chief Aslan Özdemir, who had an arrest warrant out against him, was detained at Istanbul Airport.
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