Cartoonists use #AddAFish to support a detained refugee artist on hunger strike

#AddAFish may be a simple hashtag, but it's trying to save a man's life.

On Twitter, illustrators are rallying behind an Iranian cartoonist, who has been living in Australia's mandatory offshore detention centre on Manus Island since 2013. Using the nom-de-plume Eaten Fish, the 25-year-old has been a victim of Australia's policy of detaining all asylum seekers who arrive by boat for processing.

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Following calls from the Professional Cartoonists Organisation and Cartoonists Rights Network International, illustrators around the world have rallied to the cause. Using the hashtag #AddAFish, they've been sharing their own images on Twitter inspired by his work. Read more...

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