The Cartoonists Rights International reports that Syrian cartoonist Akram Raslan is heading to trial. He disappeared six months ago. Despite repeated inquiries through a number of sources, Cartoonists Rights Network International has found it difficult to find any reliable or corroborated reports on Akram Raslan’s situation. > Very recently, we did receive a report from […]
Rueters profiles Ali Ferzat, who is now living in Egypt. “Everyday the revolution inches a step forward. I am very optimistic. Do you see anyone turning back?,” he said, proudly gesturing with his hands to show they were back in action. “Fear has been defeated in Syria when the people marched 19 months ago against […]
Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat was honored last year with the 2011 Sakharov Prize but could not receive it in person as he was recovering from being badly beaten by Syrian thugs trying to silence his cartooning. He was finally able to receive the award yesterday during the Sakharov Prize Network evening debates where Ali also […]
News from Tom Spurgeon Prominent Association of American Editorial Cartoonists member Matt Bors wrote last night to say that Syrian cartoonist and gallery owner Ali Ferzat will be appearing at that group’s convention in September and delivering their keynote address. That’s big news. All the more reason why this year’s convention is a must-attend.
The Guardian has a great interview with Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat whose hands were beaten and left for dead last August by pro-regime thugs trying to quiet his work. In this interview Ali gives a first hand account of what happened. He also talks about returning to cartooning after and it’s physically painful to draw […]
Time Magazine’s latest issue names 100 of the most influential people in the world. Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat is named on the list. Matt Wuerker writes why: Ferzat wasn’t intimidated. His hands have healed and are back to cartooning ? drawing sharp, vivid pictures and wry observations on his people’s plight. In the end, the […]
Great profile of Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat by Reuters: That was until a few months before the uprising against Assad began last year, at which point Farzat felt the president had gone too far in stifling freedom of expression and crushing dissent. That’s when it got personal. “I made that shift from using symbols to […]
Ali Ferzat, whose hands were beaten and left for dead by Syrian forces to silence his work, has joined nearly 50 other prominent Syrian artists in a resistance declaration. The statement, published on the French Le Monde newspaper’s website, declares their commitment to a new political order in Syria. Filmmakers, academics, musicians, women and men […]
PRI interviews Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat who is now in Kuwait recouping from the being beaten by Syrian authorities who attempted to silence the cartoonist by clubbing and breaking his hands. Accompanying story also includes a slideshow of his work and descriptions of some of the cartoons critical of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad that lead […]
Radio Netherlands Worldwide has interviewed Syrian cartoonist Ferzat Ali, whose hands earlier this year were beaten by Syrian Authorities to silence him. He reports that his hands are healing and when they do, he will return to Syria to continue cartooning. He is currently living in Kuwait. Mr Ferzat is busy retraining his fingers. Once […]
Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat, who was kidnapped and his hands beaten by Syrian security forces to intimidate him, was awarded the European parliament’s Sakharov prize which is awarded to campaigners of freedom. Ali dedicated the honor to “martyrs of freedom.” Ali quoted by The Daily Star: “I share this award with all who are deprived […]
Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat was beaten and hands broken by Syrian thugs in an attempt to quiet his work last week. The brutality of the attack has gained international attention. The US State Department has condemned the act. Victoria Nuland, US state department spokeswoman, called the beating (and other such tactics against the Syrian people) […]
The Cartoonists Rights Network International has also issued a statement condemning the brutal attack on Syrican cartoonists Ali Fersat whose hands were broken by pro-Assad thugs. Here is their statement in full: Cartoonists Rights Network International condemns in the strongest possible terms the vicious attack against. Syrian cartoonist Ali Fersat. On the morning of Thursday […]
The American Association of Editorial Cartoonists has released a statement condemning the cruel beating of Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat. The full statement reads: The American Association of Editorial Cartoonists strongly condemns the brutal treatment of the Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat at the hands of his government. The AAEC urges individuals and governments to join the […]
Syrian’s most prominent editorial cartoonist, Ali Ferzat, was kidnapped and beaten by Syrian security forces as they crack down on vocal dissidents. From the Guardian: Fame has in the past offered a measure of protection from the full force of the regime, allowing outspoken cultural figures to get away with more criticism than others. But […]