UPDATED: cartoonist Ashraf Omar facing criminal charges in Cairo
Unjustly accused of misinformation & terrorist activity, cartoonists’ and free expression organisations call for the release of Ashraf Omar, arrested on Monday, July 22nd.
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Author: Terry Anderson
UPDATED: Atena Farghadani sentenced to six years in prison
CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and partners around the world react as the Revolutionary Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran imprisons Atena Farghadani for six years.
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Cartoonists Rachita Taneja and Zunzi honored on World Press Freedom Day
Today our partners FREEDOM CARTOONISTS announce the 2024 winners of the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award; Rachita Taneja (India) and Zunzi (Hong Kong).
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Police brutality alleged following Atena Farghadani arrest
CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and four other leading free expression organizations – Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), PEN America, Cartooning for Peace, and Freedom Cartoonists – voice their gravest concerns over cartoonist Atena Farghadani, arrested in Tehran mid-April 2024 and allegedly beaten by IRGC personnel.
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UPDATED: Free expression organizations speak for Zehra Ömeroğlu
Today four organizations concerned with the safety and free expression of press cartoonists – Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, and Freemuse – make a joint statement on behalf of Zehra Ömeroğlu, recently found criminally liable for “obscenity” over a cartoon that appeared in Turkish humour magazine LeMan in 2020.
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