Cartoonists Rights
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We’re a #humanrights non-profit, defending #cartoonists freedom of expression internationally. https://cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report
Happy to share the AMAZING NEWS: Safaa Odah, Palestinian cartoonist who won our 2026 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award from Freedom Cartoonists Foundation @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social in Geneva, is OUT OF GAZA. She has arrived safely in France. Welcome to a land of peace, Safaa!
We still need more participants for our 2026 Comic Workers survey! This survey is for both self-published and traditionally published cartoonists!! If you make any kind of comics in the U.S., we want to hear from you! Please take a minute to take the survey here: cartoonist.coop/2026comicwor...
Cartoonists United@cartoonist.coop · 2mo agoHave you filled out the third annual Comic Worker Survey? If not, this is the time to support your fellow comics workers! Your answers will help address pay disparities for a more transparent and equal comics industry. Take the survey here: cartoonist.coop/2026comicwor... Art by @urnash.com
this was difficult to read, but it's important to know people are currently in prison for 50+ years for attending a protest + one wasn't even at the protest, but got sentenced for 30 years for "concealing" anarchist zines
How anti-ICE protesters became prisoners in Trump's war on antifa
“We are not terrorists.”
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Cartoonists are some of the few bold voices left in mainstream media. Both @cathywilcox.bsky.social and @fionakatauskas.bsky.social have fought for space and held their own in a very male dominated field for decades. Thank you Fiona and Cathy making space for women, and all your wit and insight!
#China: We are deeply concerned by reports that prominent artist Gao Zhen has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of slandering China’s “heroes and martyrs” for his work depicting Mao Zedong. Art is not a crime. We call for his immediate release.
⚠️ Cartooning for Peace calls on the French authorities to ensure that the situation of this prisoner of conscience is also included on the agenda of discussions with Saudi Arabia, given the state of freedom of opinion, freedom of expression and freedom of the press in that country.
📢 [ALERT] #saudiarabia Whilst the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, is currently being hosted by Emmanuel Macron as part of an official visit to France, CFP recalls that the Saudi political cartoonist Al Hazza sentenced to 23 years in prison for his cartoons.
Cartooning for Peace
Les dessins de presse nous font rire. Sans eux, nos vies seraient bien tristes. Mais c’est aussi une chose sérieuse : ils ont le pouvoir d’informer mais aussi d’offenser
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Our friend and co-laureate of the 2026 award, Jimmy "Spire" Ssentongo, is facing legal troubles in Uganda in what seems like a political attack on freedom of the press. 👉 Our dossier: freedomcartoonists.com/jimmy-spire-... 🤝 @cartoonistsrights.org @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social ✍️ Spire
Along with @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social and @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social we will be monitoring what happens next in Uganda, as Jimmy Spire Ssentongo faces down judicial harassment, supported by his appreciative readership. www.cartooningforpeace.org/en/soutiens/...
Cartooning for Peace
Les dessins de presse nous font rire. Sans eux, nos vies seraient bien tristes. Mais c’est aussi une chose sérieuse : ils ont le pouvoir d’informer mais aussi d’offenser
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C’est la rentrée! Mais le travail de défense du dessin de presse ne s’arrête jamais. Revivez la cérémonie inoubliable du Prix 2026 👇 It's back-to-school time! But the work to defend editorial cartooning never stops. Relive the unforgettable 2026 Award ceremony 👇 vimeo.com/1208430733?f...
Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award: Video Recap
This is "Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award: Video Recap" by Freedom Cartoonists Foundation on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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#Iran: We are deeply troubled by reports of a sweeping new bill that criminalises speaking to journalists and unauthorised contact with foreign embassies. It would also prohibit sharing messages, photos, videos or other data with foreign media ⬇️ www.iranintl.com/en/202608169...
Iran’s new infiltration bill could make ordinary contact a crime
Iranian lawmakers have advanced sweeping legislation that could send people to prison for speaking to journalists, academic cooperation and unauthorized contact with foreign embassies, dramatically ex...
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Our friend Patrick Gathara in fine form, delivering a spirited defence of the satirist’s role in a healthy democracy. youtu.be/rU_N2NXN1GQ?...
“Stop Them Damn Pictures”: Why Satire Is Crucial to Democracy
YouTube video by Kettering Foundation
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Cartoonist Patrick Gathara delivers brutal, stinging speech why satire is crucial to democracy. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
Satire: More Than Humor
A couple months ago, the Kettering Foundation (“all people belong and have the right to engage in and shape a democracy that serves them”) published an essay by Kenyan cartoonist Patrick Gathara (and ...
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I am in awe of political cartoonists. I really am. They look at current news, pick an issue, then satirise it to make a point about stupidity, corruption, or something. A good cartoonist - like Cathy Wilcox - is usually the most enjoyable part of the news. Sometimes they’ve inspired me to research.
The Cathy Wilcox@cathywilcox.bsky.social · 3w agoSlop. My @smh @theage cartoon.
![Single frame. Title - instruction: “[place cartoon here - ed]”. Appearance of yellow torn out lined note paper held in place by sticky tape. Text: “The Herald-Sun has this week published an AI cartoon, where previously they might have commissioned one of their (dwindling) stable of artists. And it makes sense. (Not the cartoon.) After all, what is a cartoon, but a picture with a caption and maybe some helpful labels to make a point? In this case, a point the editor who prompted it wanted to make.
I mean, how hard can cartooning be? We would all be doing them if it weren’t for our lack of drawing skill (and some cartoonists aren’t very skilled, let’s face it), and AI means nobody has to pay the outrageous fees that “artists” charge, while they can “borrow” their existing work to train AI. It’s literally a no-brainer!” (Small picture of a brain crossed out) “We can only hope they can keep up the quality, once the AI can only be trained using other AI cartoons.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:udzkh2jubo3w6ei42ftanhhj/bafkreienll3o4kbt6srhmsbo3wzlxmns7h6sjewulopapubzjbgjqtaovq)
Learn more about the important role satirists and cartoonists play in critiquing democracy: bit.ly/4g7Le6n
“Stop Them Damn Pictures”: Why Satire Is Crucial to Democracy
What role does satire play in protecting democracy? CFK Global Fellow Patrick Gathara explores why satire remains one of democracy's most effective defenses against corruption, censorship, and abuse.
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Satire helps keep democracy alive. At #SolidarityAcrossBorders, KF Global Fellow Patrick Gathara explained how political cartoons and comedy expose abuses of power and warn us when democratic freedoms are being threatened.
Jimmy Spire Ssentongo making headlines again, as Ugandans rally to defend him from a 30M UGX fine or 3 months in jail for contempt; he won @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social’s Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award in May for his resilience under judicial harassment. www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/...
Ugandans on X rally to save Dr Spire following Shs30m contempt fine
The controversy stems from an ongoing legal dispute between Dr. Ssentongo and Kampala International University (KIU)
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The National Cartoonists Society, which recognizes excellence in cartooning, has awarded me this year's Reuben Divisional Award for Best Editorial Cartoons! It is an honor to receive this award and to have shared the nomination with colleagues Ruben Bolling and Michael Ramirez.
Jimmy Spire Ssentongo making headlines again, as Ugandans rally to defend him from a 30M UGX fine or 3 months in jail for contempt; he won @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social’s Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award in May for his resilience under judicial harassment. www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/...
Ugandans on X rally to save Dr Spire following Shs30m contempt fine
The controversy stems from an ongoing legal dispute between Dr. Ssentongo and Kampala International University (KIU)
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16 Arrested for Showing Portraits of People Killed by ICE in DC Senate Building The action by members of the Women’s March used artist Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of Alex Pretti, Renée Good, and other victims of ICE violence. @hyperallergic.com
16 Arrested for Showing Portraits of People Killed by ICE in DC Senate Building
The action by members of the Women’s March used artist Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of Alex Pretti, Renée Good, and other victims of ICE violence.
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This is an extraordinary testament from a conscientious, humane cartoonist documenting a day-and-a-half of hatred unleashed by his simple contention that it’s cause for concern when a detainee dies in the process of restraint & arrest by police.
Channeldraw ★@channeldraw.bsky.social · 4w agoThis is an extraordinary testament from a conscientious, humane cartoonist documenting a day-and-a-half of hatred unleashed by his simple contention that it’s cause for concern when a detainee dies in the process of restraint & arrest by police.
Channeldraw ★@channeldraw.bsky.social · 4w agoAs well as the obvious harm done to cartoonists’ livelihoods, generative A.I. has been a boon to the authoritarians who would suppress them. That’s why we have undertaken to never use it, internally or externally.
Badiucao巴丢草@badiucao.bsky.social · 4w agoJust received my first AI slop attack from Beijing targeting my book events announcement in Australia. Nice to have ‘free promotion’ hope see u in one of the Aussie event 🦘🇦🇺
As well as the obvious harm done to cartoonists’ livelihoods, generative A.I. has been a boon to the authoritarians who would suppress them. That’s why we have undertaken to never use it, internally or externally.
Badiucao巴丢草@badiucao.bsky.social · 4w agoJust received my first AI slop attack from Beijing targeting my book events announcement in Australia. Nice to have ‘free promotion’ hope see u in one of the Aussie event 🦘🇦🇺
Today we stand with dozens of other orgs across @ifex.org’s international network in calling for an end to the judicial harassment of human rights defenders in Tunisia, including journalists and satirists. ifex.org/appeal-to-tu...
Appeal to Tunisian authorities to stop unjust imprisonment of journalists and human rights defenders - IFEX
Members of IFEX and civil society partners call on Tunisian authorities to free those unjustly imprisoned for documenting human rights violations, and to end the abuse of laws to persecute those who e...
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Today we stand with dozens of other orgs across @ifex.org’s international network in calling for an end to the judicial harassment of human rights defenders in Tunisia, including journalists and satirists. ifex.org/appeal-to-tu...
Appeal to Tunisian authorities to stop unjust imprisonment of journalists and human rights defenders - IFEX
Members of IFEX and civil society partners call on Tunisian authorities to free those unjustly imprisoned for documenting human rights violations, and to end the abuse of laws to persecute those who e...
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Portuguese cartoonists Andre Carrilho (@andrecarrilho.bsky.social), Cristina Sampaio targeted by neo-Nazi group. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
Cristina, Carrilho Targeted by Neo-Nazi Group
The names of two Portuguese cartoonists, Andre Carrilho and Cristina Sampaio, were found on a far-right neo-Nazi group’s list of future targets. The Movimento Armilar Lusitano (Lusitanian Armillary Mo...
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