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.
Read More
Tag: robert russell courage in cartooning award
Standard Blog
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.
Read More
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
Read More
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.
Read More