CARTOONISTS RIGHTS is pleased to announce the latest collaborative piece of reporting on the global situation for cartoonists. UNDER PRESSURE, the new report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world, is published by Cartooning for Peace, co-authored by CARTOONISTS RIGHTS in partnership with the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation, the Forum for Humor and the… Continue reading UNDER PRESSURE: new report on threatened cartoonists around the world
Statement: we will not use A.I.
As policy CARTOONISTS RIGHTS will not use generative A.I. and nor shall we engage the services of those who do.
BREAKING: Zehra Ömeroğlu’s legal troubles are not over yet
June’s celebrations were premature; Turkish prosecutors are determined to pursue cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu and overturn her acquittal.
Statement: international free expression orgs call for Ashraf Omar’s release, one year on from his arrest
On the first anniversary of his arrest, international cartoonists’ & free expression organisations call for the release of Ashraf Omar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2025: Nominations Open
CARTOONISTS RIGHTS opens nominations for the Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award as we prepare to once again recognize the exemplary bravery of a cartoonist facing threats to their human rights.