French court acquits Plantu from 2010 Catholic Pope cartoon
French cartoonist Jean Plantureux (AKA Plantu) has been acquitted of accusations of inciting hatred by a French appeals court. The…
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Iranian artist Atena Farghadani in precarious condition from hunger strike
From Cartoonists Rights Network International: Iranian artist-activist Atena Farghadani, who has been on a hunger strike in Gharchak Prison south…
Appeals court lifts ban on Zunar’s books
An Malaysian Appeals Court has lifted a ban on books by editorial cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque (AKA Zunar). Zunar’s books…
Indian political party expels cartoonist Aseem Trivedi from reality TV show
The Republican Party of India has said it will take steps to remove Aseem Trivedi from the reality TV show…
Wife of missing cartoonist marks 1000 days since abduction
Sandhya Eknelygoda, the wife of missing Sri Lankan political journalist/cartoonist Prageeth Eknelygoda has spent the last 1,000 days trying to…
India drops sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi
Times of India is reporting that the Indian state government has decided to drop charges of sedition against cartoonist Aseem…
Aseem Trivedi to be contestant on reality TV show
Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was recently arrested and released for sedition for drawing cartoons “insulting” Indian national symbols and…
Aseem Trivedi: If telling the truth makes me a traitor, the I am one
The surrender and arrest of Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on charges of sedition has become a big story in many…
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…
Joel Pett travels to China
Lexington Herald-Leader editorial cartoonist Joel Pett was invited by the State Department to tour China and give lectures and presentations…
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…
Lars Vilks pelted with eggs at University lecture
Lars Vilks, whose drawing of the prophet Muhammad as a dog was published in 2007, was attacked by students throwing…
Turkish cartoonist on trial for renouncing god in cartoon
Turkish cartoonist Bahadir Baruter will be put on trial for “insulting the religious values adopted by a part of the…
Renton police officers demoted for video
It appears the drama in Renton, WA is over and the individual (or in this case individuals) for posting cartoonish…