UPDATED: cartoonists’ & free speech orgs in support of LeMan magazine
Cartoonists’ & free speech organisations speak out against the allegations and misinformation surrounding LeMan humor magazine, Türkiye.
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Author: Terry Anderson
UPDATED: statement following arrests of LeMan magazine staff
CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and allies condemn the violence and arrests targeting the opposition satirical magazine LeMan in Istanbul.
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Statement following the President’s proclamation “restricting the entry of foreign nationals”
While the last several months of policy changes in the US have offered multiple causes for dismay, our organization is particularly aggrieved by the newly announced “travel ban” that came into effect June 9th.
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UPDATED: ROBERT RUSSELL COURAGE IN CARTOONING AWARD 2025 – ZEHRA ÖMEROĞLU
Following the publication of a cartoon in Turkish humor magazine LeMan in 2020, Zehra Ömeroğlu has been the subject of an ongoing criminal prosecution on the grounds of “obscenity”; she receives this year’s Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award.
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A celebration of cartoonists on World Press Freedom Day
Presented by CARTOONISTS RIGHTS in odd-numbered years and named after the founder and former Executive Director of the organization, Dr Robert “Bro” Russell, our next Courage in Cartooning Award will be announced May 5th at a special event to mark World Press Freedom Day and taking place at the Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship (IDJC) at Syracuse University, Washington, DC
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