CRNI wants to hear from you if you are, or you represent, a cartoonist whose human rights have been violated.
When reaching out to us, please gather as many of the following pieces of information as you can:
- your full name as it appears in your passport
- if any, the criminal charges have been made against you; be specific and identify the laws that are accused of breaking, secular or religious
- your cell phone number
- your email address
- your website, blog, or other locations where your work can be found
- a high res copy of the cartoon(s) that got you into trouble, or links to them online
- the name and contact details of any professional association in your country offering support
- the name and contact details of any international association to which you belong
- a detailed description of any attack against you
- if you been injured, photographs of those injuries
- copies/links to any media coverage about the incidents described
To Report a Cartoonist in Danger Email Cartoonists Rights Network International
Also, bear these points about digital security in mind:
- always use a virtual private network (VPN) if you can and never use public wifi hubs
- consider opening an encrypted email account such as Protonmail
- on mobile devices, use encrypted apps like Signal or Wire for both calls and messages
- WhatsApp cannot be considered a secure means of communication, nor can private messages on social media such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter; do not use these to transmit sensitive information
Help is available elsewhere too:
- CRNI is a advisory member to Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), an initiative of PEN America. We highly recommend their very thorough Safety Guide for Artists which covers information and strategies of relevance to all visual arts practitioners, including cartoonists. (The document is available in English, French and Spanish.)
- Also our friends at Cartooning For Peace have a Practical Guide for Protection that is written specifically with editorial cartoonists in mind. (The document is available in English and French.)
