Corruption, media manipulation, authoritarian governments -- all provide ample fodder for political cartoonists' art. In this gallery, cartoonists from four countries -- Serbia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Ukraine -- offer their commentaries on the past and present situations in their countries.
Authoritarian Rule Through Cartoonists' Eyes
!['Stalin' by Serbian cartoonist Predrag Koraksic Corax](https://gdb.rferl.org/71f7027e-3021-4ef0-850f-abe97c21e7c2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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'Stalin' by Serbian cartoonist Predrag Koraksic Corax
!['Judgment' by Predrag Koraksic Corax](https://gdb.rferl.org/6114346e-a582-4156-962d-ec9c043dea8c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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'Judgment' by Predrag Koraksic Corax
!['Parade' by Azerbaijani cartoonist Rashid Sherif](https://gdb.rferl.org/c2b943d7-9020-4809-bfb7-a648f28333e0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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'Parade' by Azerbaijani cartoonist Rashid Sherif
!['Turnstile' by Rashid Sherif](https://gdb.rferl.org/97a0fad1-5ef5-44a6-a3e7-395482d6d5ea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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'Turnstile' by Rashid Sherif
!['Our Shadow' by Rashid Sherif](https://gdb.rferl.org/6ac4bbc2-8035-4240-82bf-05163e61eebb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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'Our Shadow' by Rashid Sherif
!['Liberty' by Rashid Sherif](https://gdb.rferl.org/ea0ec588-83e9-46a5-8770-8f093925d050_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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'Liberty' by Rashid Sherif
![This Belarusian cartoonist chooses to remain anonymous.](https://gdb.rferl.org/9e406866-6479-4bb5-9594-03aa18542d7e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This Belarusian cartoonist chooses to remain anonymous.
![](https://gdb.rferl.org/3120f4d9-4cbb-4733-9dbb-096467939acf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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![](https://gdb.rferl.org/a9f1c424-4910-4686-b8a2-ff4d42108800_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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![By Ukrainian cartoonist Yevhenia Oliinyk](https://gdb.rferl.org/197618e4-7268-4ff4-b754-fa394f6bf547_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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By Ukrainian cartoonist Yevhenia Oliinyk
![By Yevhenia Oliinyk](https://gdb.rferl.org/6095c015-52f2-493d-8854-b268a2ec8692_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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By Yevhenia Oliinyk
![By Yevhenia Oliinyk](https://gdb.rferl.org/d6281b90-45c5-40de-a3fc-d311d8c9157e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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By Yevhenia Oliinyk