Kome smetaju karikature Dušana Petričića?

Već drugi put u kratkom vremenskom intervalu Facebook kompanija blokira nalog i stranicu renomiranog karikaturiste Dušana Petričića. Važno je pitanje na koji način se ostvaruje blokada stranice koja predstavlja jedinstven kritički prikaz društvenih i političkih prilika u Srbiji. Dušan Petričić je poznati srpski karikaturista, poznat i priznat u svetu.

Kakva je razlika između Facebook napada na karikaturu D. Petričića i napadača na francuski satirični list Šarli Ebdo čije su kancelarija napali islamski ekstremisti zbog objavljivanja karikature? Kakva je razlika između Facebooka i režimskog lista Politika, kojim upravlja Vlada Republike Srbije, a koji je takođe uklonio karikature Dušana Petričića? Zašto Facebook upotrebljava slogan “Dajte ljudima glas” ako omogućava i autokratskim režimima i protivnicima demokratije da blokiraju sajt, bez mogućnosti ponovnog uspostavljanja? Ovo su postupci cenzure i zabrane slobode izražavanja.

Sadržaj stranice Dušana Petričića ilistruje i dokumentuje, putem karikature, brojnost i težinu kršenja liberalnih demokratskih vrednosti od strane srpskog režima. Da li je velika pažnja koju su čitaoci pokazali za karikature Dušana Petričića zasmetala nekome u Facebook kompaniji?

Facebook kompanija nije svojim korisnicima pružila bilo kakvo objašnjenje svojih cenzorskih postupaka. Ukidanje stranice Facebook-a ne može se drugačije oceniti osim kao deo cenzorske kampanje antidemokratskih pokreta u svetu, što srpski režim svakako jeste. Da li se Facebook Inc. pridružio nameri srpskih vlasti da uguši svaku kritiku?
Potpisnici:

Rade Tanasković, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Dušan Teodorović, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Božo Prelević, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Biljana Stojković, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Aleksandar Stanković, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Vesna Rakić Vodinelić, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Milica Kralj, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Danica Popović, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Goran Marković, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Zoran Radovanović, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Nedim Sejdinović, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Duško Medić, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Čeda Čupić, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Dragan Kleut, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Ljiljana Tomović, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Srđan Škoro, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Bojana Bodroža, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Savo Manojlović, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Prof. dr Oliver Tošković, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Dr Rade Panić, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Vida Petrović Škero, Skupština slobodne Srbije
Srđan Milivojević, Skupština slobodne Srbije

English version:
Who is bothered by DušanPetricic’scartoons?

We request from Facebook Inc. to:
-Urgently investigate the block of Mr. Petricic’s page, and to publicly share, why these incidents actually happened in the first place;
-Urgently unblock this Facebook page, which was visited by 50.000 to 100.000 users each week, and in some situations by even 600.000 users;
- Stop the removal of his cartoons from your social media page in the future.

For the second time in just a couple of months’ time, Facebook has blocked the page of a well-known and famous Serbian cartoonist Mr. DusanPetricic. Official explanation is that it violates the rules of Facebook. In reality, Mr. Petricic’s cartoons are focused on critique of the Serbian autocratic regime and do not violate any Facebook regulation neither promote violence. Mr. Petricic throughout his whole worldwide carrier (published in Canada, USA, and Serbia for the last 35 years) worked for well-known newspapers and promotes freedom of speech and rights of people to be informed. He is recognized and well respected exactly because of his work.
One of the Serbian newspapers, named Politika, which is managed by Serbian government, discharged Mr. Petricic and his cartoons for only one reason – the critic of the current Serbian regime. In the meantime Mr. Petricic continues to print his cartoons in each edition of well-known and highly respected Serbian weekly magazines like NIN or Vreme and daily newspapers Danas and Nova. The irony is that the recent actions of Facebook are in line with the censorship policy of the current Serbian President AleksandarVucic and his regime.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, once said ‘’by giving people the power to share, we’re making the world more transparent’’. The last actions of Facebook in Serbia related to Mr. Petricic’s page on Facebook cannot be perceived in other way but as the obstruction of the freedom of expression and transparency.
In the recent period, people from Serbia, but also from the rest of the region, have been visiting the Facebook page of Mr. Petricicto be informed through his cartoons and opinions. The content of this page actually presents a variety and severity of violations of human rights, freedom of expression and democratic values by the current Serbian President and his regime.
Rade Tanasković, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr Dušan Teodorović, Assembly of free Serbia
Božo Prelević, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr Biljana Stojković, Assembly of free Serbia
Aleksandar Stanković, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr Vesna Rakić Vodinelić, Assembly of free Serbia
Milica Kralj, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr Danica Popović, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr Goran Marković, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr Zoran Radovanović, Assembly of free Serbia
Nedim Sejdinović, Assembly of free Serbia
Duško Medić, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr ČedaČupić, Assembly of free Serbia
Dragan Kleut, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr LjiljanaTomović, Assembly of free Serbia
Srđan Škoro, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr BojanaBodroža, Assembly of free Serbia
Savo Manojlović, Assembly of free Serbia
Prof. dr Oliver Tošković, Assembly of free Serbia
Dr Rade Panić, Assembly of free Serbia
Vida PetrovićŠkero, Assembly of free Serbia
Srđan Milivojević, Assembly of free Serbia