Reporters Without Borders and French newspaper Le Monde have announced the recipients of The 2011 Press Freedom Prize. Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat was honored for his cartoons that “depict the abuses of Syria’s regime, which has come under growing criticism this year for its efforts to tamp down a growing pro-democracy movement”Also honored was the […]
Austrialian illustrator and cartoonist Anton Emdin took home two awards, including the Gold Stanley for Cartoonist of the Year, last weekend at the Australian Cartoonists Association’s annual Stanley Awards night. The other award was for Best Illustrator. Other nominees for the Golden Stanley include: Andrew Weldon, David Pope, David Rowe, Mark Knight and Peter Broelman. […]
Turkish cartoonist Bahadir Baruter will be put on trial for “insulting the religious values adopted by a part of the population.” One of his cartoons depicted a group of men in a mosque praying but Bahadir wrote the words “There is no Allah, religion is a lie” in the decorations of the wall. A few […]
Lim Cheng Tju of Singapore took an opportunity to meet and interview Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ul Haque better known as Zunar about his struggles with free speech in his country. Here’s an excerpt from the first question skipping the how he got interested in cartooning response:Q: How did you get started drawing political […]
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 in […]
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque (AKA Zunar) has had his day in court and didn’t come away the winner. A Malaysian court has upheld the ban on two of his cartoon books that were banned and confiscated in 2010 on the grounds that they threatened public order.Mr Zulkifli said the judge did not specify how […]
I’ve been following the challenges faced by Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque (better known as Zunar) of Malaysia who was arrested for sedition last year and his books were seized by the government the day before they could hit book shelves.The latest news is that he’s suing the government. Zulkiflee, who was also arrested during the […]
From The West Australian we learn that Jason Chatfield is still recovering from being dragged by a taxi earlier this year. While the local funnyman is still in rehab for injuries sustained to his writing arm, Chatfield is back at work. He soldiered on to perform 42 shows in 25 days during last month’s Melbourne […]
The Cartoonists Rights Network International has awarded its Courage in Editorial Cartooning award to Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwarul Haque, better known as Zunar, according to Tom Spurgeon. A ceremony will be held on July 7 in Florida.Tom writes:Zunar plans to be in St. Petersburg, Florida for the event, and I believe is taking the group […]
From the New Yorker:Kais al-Hilali, a thirty-four-year-old Libyan cartoonist, was shot and killed late last month while painting one of the political street murals for which he was locally famous. According to witnesses, he had just drawn a caricature of Muammar Qaddafi on a wall in Benghazi (above) when the bullet hit.Several cartoonists from around […]
CNN profiles Jordanian brother editorial cartoonists Emad and Osama Hajjaj. Emad was fired from his editorial cartoonist position after caricaturing the Jordanian king. Osama posts his cartoons on the internet. He and his editor have been jailed for his cartoons.
The Committee to Protect Journalists is reporting that six Libyan journalists are missing after three spoke out against Moammar Gaddafi. One of the journalists is editorial cartoonist Mohamed al-Amin. At least six local journalists who spoke critically of government policies are also missing, although there is wide speculation that they are in the custody of […]
A Malaysian newspaper has apologized for running a cartoon depicting Japanese superhero Ultraman “comically trying to outrun a tsunami.”The apology issued on the paper’s website and on social newtworking sites said Berita Harian had “no intention of poking fun” at the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Friday. The newspaper expressed sympathy and […]
I reported yesterday that five media organizations have appealed to the United Nations asking the body for assistance in finding a missing Sri Lankan cartoonist/columnist who disappeared over a year ago. A UN spokesperson has acknowledged receiving the request and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will investigate and report back to […]
Matt Bors interviews three Hungarian editorial cartoonists who are grappling with a repressive new “fairness law.”Matt Bors: The implications of this law are frightening if fully implemented. Assaulting the “human dignity” of politicians is what editorial cartoonists do for a living. How might this new media law effect cartoons? Gábor Pápai: The consequences of the […]