Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar has been referred to criminal court. Ashraf has been detained since July of 2024 on charges of joining a terrorist group, publishing false news, and misusing social media. The latest move advances Egypt’s effort to sentence Ashraf. Since his arrest Egypt’s State Security Prosecution has not provided evidence of his alleged […]
Everywhere around the world… Zehra ÖmeroğluIt was back in May we reported: Cartoonists Rights has bestowed the 2025 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2025 on Zehra Ömeroğlu, a Turkish cartoonist, who has been the target of criminal prosecution for a cartoon that was published in 2020 and faces a three year prison sentence. Well […]
Nada Mougheeth, wife of imprisoned Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar, was arrested last month after speaking to a reporter about her husbands detention and alleged abuse. She was charged with “accused of joining a terrorist organization and spreading false news” according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Ahmed Serag, the journalist who conducted the interview with […]
Earlier this morning, 34 international organizations representing freedom of press, speech and journalism released a statement condemning Egypts detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar along with other journalists. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) released the following statement: The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists condemns in the strongest possible terms the arrest and detention of […]
Thirty-four organizations representing freedom of press, speech and journalism have condemned Egypt’s arrest and disappearance of Egyptian journalists and cartoonist Ashraf Omar and are calling for their immediate release. They note that there are 11 other journalists that have been detained for over two years without trial.From their press release: The Committee to Protect Journalists […]
In what is becoming an unsettling pattern, an Egyptian state security prosecutor extended the detention for cartoonist Ashraf Omar for yet another two weeks. It is his fourth extension since he was abducted from his home in July by plainclothes officers.Ashraf, whose work appears in Al-Manassa, has been a vocal critic of the Egyptian government. He’s being […]
Frazz stirs up memories of real-life Calvinball, and all the games I’d play on my own. Some were dumb, some were inventive, all were fun.And playing alone was pretty much a choice. There were plenty of kids in our neighborhood and most of them were home after school and on weekends. Plus, my little brother […]