British man arrested for encouraging 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack
A Leicester man has been arrested for his online connection to the 2015 terrorist attack on the French satirical newspaper…
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Egypt extends detention for cartoonist Ashraf Omar
The Egyptian state security prosecutor extended the detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar for another 15 days. Ashraf was taken from…
Bangladesh exhibit celebrates cartoons that inspired Revolution 2024
An exhibit of cartoon art called Cartoon Ey Bidroho (Rebellion in Cartoons) is on display at the Drik Gallery in Dhaka Bangladesh. The…
Cathy Wilcox wins Kennedy Award for Outstanding Cartoon
The Australian Kennedy Foundation has announced this year’s winners of the Kennedy Awards for Outstanding Journalism. In the category of…
“Freedom to draw political cartoons has been restored in Bangladesh”
Yesterday on Facebook, Tarique Rahman, Acting Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP, announced that freedom of political expression has been restored…
Zapiro documentary, “The Showerhead”, debuts
A documentary on the career and influence of South African cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, AKA Zapiro, debuted at the Durban International…
Mohammad Sabaaneh wins EWK Prize
This year’s EWK Prize goes to Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh who draws for the Middle East Monitor (MEMO). As this…
33 Dutch cartoonists join campaign to protest VAT increase on newspapers, magazines
Members of the Press and Print Foundation (Stichting Pers & Prent), a Dutch cartooning organization supporting political artists and free…
Egypt accused of torturing arrested cartoonist Ashraf Omar
Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar was seized on July 22 by plainclothes officers from his home in Giza in the middle…
André Juillard (1948-2024) – RIP
French cartoonist André Juillard has passed at the age of 76. André was a prolific cartoonist and perhaps best known…
Australian Cartoonists Association is 100
The world’s oldest cartooning organization, the Australian Cartoonists Association, celebrates 100 years of existence today. (Well, yesterday because, you know,…
Miss Cellany Tours the British Isles
First stop is Galway Ireland where she will return in a few months for The Galway Cartoon Festival. According to…
Iranian Cartoonist Sentenced to Six Years
From Iran International: The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has handed down a six-year prison sentence to Atena Farghadani, a cartoonist…
Rachita Taneja and Zunzi Winners: the 2024 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award
From the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation: The Freedom Cartoonists Foundation and the City of Geneva announce the winners of the 2024…
Free Atena
From Radio Free Europe: PEN America, along with a group of organizations that support cartoonists and artists, has condemned the…