LONDON: A man holds a poster with a drawing depicting Aylan, a drowned Syrian toddler, during a demonstration for refugee rights in Istanbul, Turkey. The image of Aylan went viral on social media and piled pressure on European leaders.
The world has been captivated by images of Aylan Kurdi, a Syrian toddler who drowned this week while fleeing war-torn Syria. The 3-year-old died during the dangerous boat journey from Turkey to Greece, as did his 5-year-old brother, Galip, and his mother. Nine others on the boat also perished.
The iconic photo taken after Aylan’s body washed up on shore has spurred discussion of the refugee situation among world politicians, humanitarians and journalists. In addition, cartoonists have been commenting on Aylan’s death, with some memorializing him, some comparing him to their own children and some denouncing politicians for allowing a situation that led to him meeting such an end.
My cartoon Friday @TheTimes: Drowned children…the EU is all at sea #migrantcrisis #Aylan pic.twitter.com/F8s7jmyApD
— Peter Brookes (@BrookesTimes) September 4, 2015
#Khartoon – I Hope Humanity Finds a Cure for Visas #Syria #refugeeswelcome #refugeecrisis #Germany #Italy #Greece pic.twitter.com/zbyGMSrIsO
— ALBAIH (@khalidalbaih) September 2, 2015
Cartoon of Syrian Kurd Yaser Amed on Aylan al-Kurdi’s death https://t.co/LiZdadh2n5 pic.twitter.com/kCSKnNVPnQ
— Wladimir (@vvanwilgenburg) September 3, 2015
«L’image qui hante l’Europe» Dessin d’Alex http://t.co/mlzixnG5IR #Aylan #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik #migrants #cartoon pic.twitter.com/EnPDj5h5rM
— La Liberté (@TweetLaLiberte) September 4, 2015
by me, for #Peace for #AlanKurdi #Syria #refugeeswelcome #refugeecrisis #Germany #Italy #Greece #kartoon #cartoon pic.twitter.com/6sfo8Fs6I5
— MirTohid Razavi (@MirTohid) September 4, 2015
#InPics: Global artists pay homage to Syrian child #AylanKurdi who drowned off Turkey coast | http://t.co/tevYTyGexA pic.twitter.com/a0WV6vxbb8
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 4, 2015
Taking Refuge In Heaven Sleep well #AylanKurdi. Rest in Paradise little man. pic.twitter.com/8kSoLMOHOn
— Inkquisitive (@Inkquisitive) September 4, 2015
A poignant caricature of #AylanKurdi with emblems of the #UN & #ArabLeague on sole of his shoes. Both failed him. pic.twitter.com/IfTbmioBTf
— Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) September 4, 2015
@ZohaWaseem @abbasnasir59 it is the death of humanity.
— kashif ali (@kashifKaram) September 4, 2015
“No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land.” #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/88iUnpajbK
— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 3, 2015
Shame on Europe. #AylanKurdi #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik #refugeecrisis pic.twitter.com/p0KMteoclq
— Emran Feroz (@Emran_Feroz) September 3, 2015
#migrantcrisis The photo that upsets Europe #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik editorial #cartoon for @Lopinion_fr pic.twitter.com/l2JGiTxVqz
— KAK (@MonsieurKak) September 3, 2015
All @ulystrations drawings : http://t.co/cgpqFdg0oL #AylanKurdi #refugees #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik #HumanityWashedAshore pic.twitter.com/EDqS6vxBZf
— Clique (@cliquetv) September 4, 2015
Poignant tributes to Alan Kurdi shared on social media with hashtag #HumanityWashedAshore #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/TE2z8Kljt6
— CBC British Columbia (@cbcnewsbc) September 4, 2015
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