'I made them only for myself, to keep me sane. For years, Mehdi's cartoons would disappear in a secret folder on his computer. Making a cartoon about it is my only way of getting sober again.' His high can last several nights. 'I get high on a suicide bomber or political blunder. Opium is code word in Afghanistan for anything with an addictive effect. Now, he is speaking out against the regime for the first time: 'Karzai has protected dangerous warlords. Mehdi Amini (32) is an architect, but he's been making political cartoons about Karzai for years, in secret. Photo: Lotte van ElpĪfter a long and bitter electoral battle in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai is stepping down as President. Mehdi Amini works as an architect for the World Bank and as a political cartoonist. Read more about this project and see all the poster designs on the website of the Sphere Project.Īlso on their website, you can find out how to obtain a set of posters and post cards they are free (only shipping costs apply).Īfghan cartoonist Mehdi Amini on his addiction to political cartoons, the legacy of Karzai and the bleak future of Afghanistan. Poteat hopes that the posters and postcards 'will help increase the awareness of the Charter among the community of Sphere practitioners and encourage them to study it with greater attention, as it's really the foundation on which the Sphere building rests.' 'With this campaign we would like to highlight the crucial role and value of the Humanitarian Charter within the architecture of Sphere principles and standards,' says Linda Poteat, Sphere Director ad interim. The posters and postcards are available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. The Sphere Project has published a series of six posters and six matching postcards featuring humanitarian messages illustrated with cartoons.

It has taken some time, but this week the campaign was launched. Last year, we produced a number of cartoons for the Sphere Project, to be used in a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of universal standards in the field of humanitarian aid. One of the six posters used in the campaign, with a cartoon by Italian artist Enrico Bertuccioli.

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