Daryl Cagle heads to French editorial cartoonist festival
Daryl Cagle announces he’s going to France for an editorial cartoon festival at St. Just le Martel where he will…
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Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoons and the aftermath
Citing they have a legal right to free speech, the French magazine “Charlie Hebdo” published a new round of cartoons…
Updates on Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi
I’m playing a bit of catchup on the news surrounding Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi who was arrested for sedition for…
French magazine publishes Mohammed cartoons
Satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo has published crude caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed which has many fearing they are throwing…
Controversial cartoon of Jesus causing ruckus in Germany
A cartoon by on display at the caricature museum in the German city of Kassel is raising a ruckus. The…
Zunar case: arrest was lawful, seizing cartoons was not
A Malaysian court has finally ruled in the lawsuit sought by cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque (AKA Zunar) after being arrested…
London Olympics has an official cartoonist
Most Olympics that I can remember have had a cartoonist or two covering them for their respective papers, but this…
Moroccan cartoonist interrogated for caricature that insulted Islam
Moroccan cartoonist Khalid Gueddar was detained by police for over six hours and questioned about a caricature he posted on…
Zapiro depicts President Zuma as a penis, few are amused
Last week a Jonathan Shapiro (AKA Zapiro) cartoon ran in the Mail and Guardian depicting South African President Jacob Zuma…
Video: Ali Farzat interviewed tells first hand account of beatings
The Guardian has a great interview with Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat whose hands were beaten and left for dead last…
Zunar to defy Malaysia ban on election caricatures
Malaysia cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque (AKA Zunar) says he has no intention of obeying the recent declaration by the Maylasian…
Malaysia bans caricatures during general election
Sometimes you can’t make this stuff up. Malaysia’s Election Commission has announced that it is banning caricatures during the next…
India parliament overreacts to cartoon
K. Shankar Pillai cartoon depicting Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the head of a panel drafting the Constitution, on a snail has…
Four Iranian cartoonists win Cartooning for Peace award
Four Iranian cartoonists were recipients of this year’s Cartooning for Peace award. The winners were Mana Neyestani, Kianoush, Firoozeh Mozaffari…
Iranian cartoonist sentenced to 25 lashings
Iranian cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraiyeh has been sentenced to 25 lashings after drawing an Iranian parliament member in a football jersey….