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# CARTOONISTS RIGHTS

Defenders of free expression

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## Posts

- [A JUST AWARD FOR A JUST CAUSE - Our Director Awarded for Defending Cartoonists’ Rights](https://cartoonistsrights.org/crni-director-awarded/) - It came as much a surprise as it was an honour for Cartoonists Rights Network International Executive Director Terry Anderson when he was recognised by the Salon de la Caricature du Dessin de Presse et d’Humour, Saint-Just-le-Martel – Europe’s largest festival of editorial cartoons – for his work in the defence of cartoonists’ rights around
- [Statement: Atena Farghadani](https://cartoonistsrights.org/statement-atena-farghadani/) - Following the arrest and detention of Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani last week three cartoonists' freedom of expression organisations call for her release.
- [OF TOONISTS AND TYRANTS - The Masha Moskalev Story](https://cartoonistsrights.org/of-toonists-and-tyrants/) - The Cartoonist carefully colours the dark green hill of Ukraine as she imagines it to be standing to the west, beside the snow white hill on the eastern Russian…
- [STATEMENT: HEBDO AND KHAMENEI](https://cartoonistsrights.org/statement-hebdo-khamenei/) - In the coming days we mark the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks at Charlie Hebdo‘s office, and at Montrouge and Porte de Vincennes around Paris as well as the following Republican Marches, what much of the world recalls as the Je Suis Charlie rallies. This week the magazine carried a number of cartoons depicting the Supreme Leader of the
- [ROBERT RUSSELL COURAGE IN CARTOONING AWARD 2023 – ABECOR](https://cartoonistsrights.org/award-2023/) - The Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2023 is presented by CARTOONISTS RIGHTS to Abecor of Bolivia, following online threats of violence.
- [Robert Russell: remembrances (pt. 1)](https://cartoonistsrights.org/russell-remembrances-1/) - Tributes from past winners of our Courage in Cartooning Award as well as other cartoonists assisted by Robert Russell in his time as our Executive Director.
- [Robert Russell: in his own words](https://cartoonistsrights.org/robert-russell-in-his-own-words/) - In an extract from a 2018 interview for IJOCA, Robert Russell explains the career & experiences overseas that led to his founding CARTOONISTS RIGHTS.
- [Dr. Robert I. Russell: 1942-2026](https://cartoonistsrights.org/robert-russell-1942-2026/) - With great sadness, we announce the death of our organization's founder, and for many years Executive Director Robert Russell – known to cartoonists around the world as "Bro".
- [Ashraf Omar detained for two years; cartoonist & free expression orgs now demand his freedom!](https://cartoonistsrights.org/ashraf-omar-two-years/) - Sixteen cartoonist and free expression organizations call for the immediate release of Ashraf Omar, who has been unlawfully detained in Egypt for two years.
- [PRICKLY POLITICIANS PILE ON PRESSURE](https://cartoonistsrights.org/interventions-from-politicians/) - Interventions from politicians and their allies result in pressure applied to popular cartoonists in Italy, Portugal, and South Africa.
- [UPDATED: Free expression organizations speak for Zehra Ömeroğlu](https://cartoonistsrights.org/free-expression-organizations-speak-for-zehra-omeroglu/) - Four international free expression organizations stand in solidarity with Zehra Ömeroğlu, awaiting sentence on "obscenity" charges over a cartoon in Türkiye.
- [Cartoonists Rachita Taneja and Zunzi honored on World Press Freedom Day](https://cartoonistsrights.org/award-2024/) - Today our partners FREEDOM CARTOONISTS announce the 2024 winners of the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award; Rachita Taneja (India) and Zunzi (Hong Kong).
- [International call for release of cartoonist Ashraf Omar](https://cartoonistsrights.org/international-call-release-cartoonist-ashraf-omar/) - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and 33 other organizations condemn the arrests and forced disappearance of four Egyptian journalists, including cartoonist Ashraf Omar.
- [UPDATED: Ashraf Omar – 100 days a prisoner](https://cartoonistsrights.org/ashraf-omar-100-days/) - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS calls for an end to the "pre-trial detention" of Ashraf Omar , as following a seventh consecutive extension it enters its one-hundredth day.
- [Statement: 10th anniversary of the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine](https://cartoonistsrights.org/10th-anniversary-charlie-hebdo-attack/) - On the tenth anniversary of the terror attack on Charlie Hebdo, we reaffirm our commitment to defending cartoonists and their right to create without fear.
- [UPDATED: statement following arrests of LeMan magazine staff](https://cartoonistsrights.org/statement-leman-arrests/) - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and allies condemn the violence and arrests targeting the opposition satirical magazine LeMan in Istanbul.
- [Statement: international free expression orgs call for Ashraf Omar's release, one year on from his arrest](https://cartoonistsrights.org/ashraf-omar-one-year-on/) - On the first anniversary of his arrest in Cairo, international cartoonists' & free expression organisations call for the release & acquittal of Ashraf Omar.
- [UPDATED: ROBERT RUSSELL COURAGE IN CARTOONING AWARD 2025 – ZEHRA ÖMEROĞLU](https://cartoonistsrights.org/award-2025/) - Zehra Ömeroğlu (Türkiye), subject of an ongoing criminal prosecution for “obscenity” receives this year's Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award.
- [UNDER PRESSURE: new report on threatened cartoonists around the world](https://cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report/) - A new report on the global situation for cartoonists, published by Cartooning for Peace (France) and co-authored by Cartoonists Rights (USA) is available 03/02
- [URGENT ACTION: STOP H.R. 9495](https://cartoonistsrights.org/stop-hr-9495/) - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS urges US voters to contact their congressperson and tell them to oppose H.R. 9495, the so-called "nonprofit killer"
- [A celebration of cartoonists on World Press Freedom Day](https://cartoonistsrights.org/wpfd-2025/) - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS' next Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award will be announced May 5th at a special event marking World Press Freedom Day.
- [Statement following the President's proclamation "restricting the entry of foreign nationals"](https://cartoonistsrights.org/travel-ban/) - While the last several months of policy changes in the US have offered multiple causes for dismay, we are particularly aggrieved by the new “travel ban”.
- [UPDATED: cartoonists' & free speech orgs in support of LeMan magazine](https://cartoonistsrights.org/we-support-leman/) - Cartoonists' & free speech organisations speak out against the allegations and misinformation surrounding LeMan humor magazine, Türkiye.
- [BREAKING: Zehra Ömeroğlu's legal troubles are not over yet](https://cartoonistsrights.org/omeroglu-not-over/) - June's celebrations were premature; Turkish prosecutors are determined to pursue cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu and overturn her acquittal.
- [Statement: we will not use A.I.](https://cartoonistsrights.org/we-will-not-use-ai/) - As policy CARTOONISTS RIGHTS will not use generative A.I. and nor shall we engage the services of those who do.
- [A statement on social media policy](https://cartoonistsrights.org/a-statement-on-social-media-policy/) - Effective immediately CARTOONISTS RIGHTS will cease using the Twitter/X, citing mismanagement, disfunction, and increased hatred on the social media platform.
- [Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2025: Nominations Open](https://cartoonistsrights.org/award-noms-2025/) - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS opens nominations for the Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award, recognizing a brave cartoonist suffering threats to their human rights.
- [Atena Farghadani freed after acquittal, reduced sentence & time served](https://cartoonistsrights.org/atena-farghadani-freed-dec-2024/) - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS' statement welcoming the acquittal and release of Atena Farghadani from Evin Prison, Tehran, December 2024.
- [UPDATED: Atena Farghadani sentenced to six years in prison](https://cartoonistsrights.org/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.
- [UPDATED: cartoonist Ashraf Omar facing criminal charges in Cairo](https://cartoonistsrights.org/cartoonist-ashraf-omar-abducted/) - Cartoonist Ashraf Omar was taken from his Cairo home by plain clothes personnel in a dawn raid on Monday, July 22nd and now faces criminal charges.
- [Police brutality alleged following Atena Farghadani arrest](https://cartoonistsrights.org/police-brutality-alleged-following-atena-farghadani-arrest/) - Multiple organizations expresses the gravest concern over cartoonist Atena Farghadani, arrested in Tehran mid-April 2024 and allegedly beaten by IRGC personnel.
- [Türkiye: censors find cartoon criminally “obscene”](https://cartoonistsrights.org/zehra-omeroglu-cartoon-found-obscene/) - Cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu is at risk of imprisonment after a cartoon published in LeMan magazine in 2020 was found obscene by a board of censors in Türkiye.
- [Atena Farghadani awaits verdict from Iranian court](https://cartoonistsrights.org/atena-farghadani-awaits-verdict-from-iranian-court/) - Atena Farghadani faces criminalisation, charged with insulting Iran's Supreme Leader, Intelligence Ministry officials, and the Minister of Intelligence.
- [Atena Farghadani speaks out](https://cartoonistsrights.org/atena-farghadani-speaks-out/) - Following an arbitrary arrest, detention, and ultimately hospitalization, cartoonist Atena Farghadani alleges abuse while held at Qarchak Prison outside Tehran.
- [Cartoonists on the Line - report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world](https://cartoonistsrights.org/report-on-threatened-cartoonists-released/) - Cartoonists Rights and Cartooning for Peace present their joint report on threatened cartoonists – Cartoonists on the Line.
- [Coming soon: report on threatened cartoonists worldwide](https://cartoonistsrights.org/coming-soon-report-on-threatened-cartoonists/) - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS announce a new report on threatened cartoonists worldwide, written jointly with colleagues at Cartooning for Peace.
- [CARTOONISTS RIGHTS GOES TO WASHINGTON - AND YOU’RE INVITED!](https://cartoonistsrights.org/cartoonists-rights-goes-to-washington-and-youre-invited/) - Presentation of ’The Fight for Free Expression: Defending Cartoonists Around the World’ If you can be at the Library of Congress on Tuesday, 23rd May (11:30am-1pm), then don’t miss this important presentation by experts in the field of cartooning and the freedom of expression; a highlight of our 2023 calendar and in our fight for

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- [Cartoonists on the Line (ENG)](https://cartoonistsrights.org/sdm_downloads/2707/) - Cartoonists on the Line, a joint report of Cartoonists Rights and Cartooning for Peace, in English.
- [Cartoonists on the Line (FRA)](https://cartoonistsrights.org/sdm_downloads/2708/) - Cartoonists on the Line, a joint report of Cartoonists Rights and Cartooning for Peace, in French.

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