CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and 33 other rights and press freedom organizations, condemn the recent arrests and enforced disappearance of four Egyptian journalists – Ashraf Omar, Khaled Mamdouh, Ramadan Gouida, and Yasser Abu Al-Ela – and call for their immediate release.
Unjustly accused of misinformation & terrorist activity, cartoonists’ and free expression organisations call for the release of Ashraf Omar, arrested on Monday, July 22nd.
CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and partners around the world react as the Revolutionary Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran imprisons Atena Farghadani for six years.
Today our partners FREEDOM CARTOONISTS announce the 2024 winners of the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award; Rachita Taneja (India) and Zunzi (Hong Kong).
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.
