The thorny issue of drawing the Garden of Eden in Egypt
Medium has posted an article on the issue of touchy political and religious issue of blasphemy in Egyptian cartooning. Blasphemy…
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China arrests cartoonist Wang Liming for forwarding an email
China has arrested a blogger and a cartoonist in a crackdown on “rumor-mongering.” From The New York Times: In Beijing,…
Syrian cartoonist Akram Raslan executed and left in mass grave
Syrian cartoonist Akram Raslan has reportedly been executed by the Syrian government and buried in a mass grave according to…
South African cartoonist “Jerm” joins eNCA network
Editorial cartoonist Jeremy Nell, who goes by the pen name Jerm, has joined eNCA – the largest television news network…
Rare Asterix original up for sale
File this under I wish I had the cash to even think about it. From Bleeding Cool: Albert Uderzo is…
French newspaper tells Japan to lighten up
Last week Japanese officials said they’d file a compliant to the French embassy after a French newspaper ran a couple…
Profiled: Ali Ferzat in ReOrient Magazine
ReOrient Magazine talks with Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat. I dealt with the regime as though I was dealing with a…
Daryl Cagle blocked from Facebook after re-posting Iranian cartoon
Daryl Cagle was blocked from Facebook for 12 hours after re-posting a cartoon (see above) from Iranian cartoonist Kianoush Ramezani….
Japan upset with French cartoons mocking Olympic bid win
Japan says it will file a complaint with the French embassy in Tokyo because of two cartoons that appeared in…
The Art of British illustrator, satirist Ralph Steadman
A great video story from the Economist about British illustrator and satirist Ralph Steadman. “I go straight in with ink…
Profiled: Ali Ferzat now in exile in Kuwait
From The Guardian: “Of all the arts, cartoons stand on the frontline against dictators,” says Ali Ferzat. Speaking from Kuwait,…
Muslim leader who fanned 2006 Prophet Mohammad riots says: Oops!
Ahmad Akkari, a Danish Muslim leader who traveled through the Middle East inciting outrage at the Prophet Mohammad caricatures published…
Sedition charges dropped against Leslie Chew
Good news! Sedition charges against Singapore based cartoonist Leslie Chew have been dropped. Chew, 37, had been arrested in April…
Palestinian cartoonist released from Israeli prison
Palestinian cartoonist Mohammed Sabaaneh was released from Israeli prison earlier this week. He was arrested in February on his way…
Rob Rogers donates prize money to Cartoonist Rights Network
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers has donated his prize money from the Thomas Nast Award to the Cartoonist Rights…