TEHRAN – Iranian cartoonist Javad Alizadeh received one of the ten honorable mentions at the United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards for 2016, the organizers announced on December 15.

He received the honor for his untitled work, which depicts a poor barefoot man who puts his shoes up for sale.

Miroslav Barvircak from Slovakia won the first prize while Yonatan Wachsmann from Israel and Steve Sack from the U.S. received second and third prizes.

Winners were selected by a jury composed of former secretary-general of the United Nations Kofi Annan, several political and cultural figures and a group of envoys at the United Nations. 

Nine more cartoonists from Afghanistan, Denmark, Portugal, Switzerland, China, Turkey, Thailand, the U.S. and Brazil were also honored.

The annual political cartoon awards was established by the United Nations in 2000 and named after cartoonist Ranan Lurie.

Photo: This combination photo shows  Iranian cartoonist Javad Alizadeh and his untitled work that won an honorable mention at the United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards for 2016.

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