📸 from the round table discussion “The State of Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression” at the Ça Presse Festival in Lyon
📘 @cartoonistsrights.org and CFP presented their new report on the situation of threatened cartoonists
📖 Read the report: www.cartooningforpeace.org/en/evenement...
We will be holding an event about cartoonists in the U.S. and the pressure they are under in two weeks:
Drawing the Line: An Evening with Political Cartoonists
www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
March 19 at 8pm
#Cartoonists #Journalism
Group of people gathered in Hôtel de Ville, Lyon at the Ça Presse festival March 5th 2026. A high-ceilinged room with many gilded moldings, crystal chandeliers, and brocade draperies. TV screens show cartoons being drawn while a panel of six people speak onstage.
Group of people gathered in Hôtel de Ville, Lyon at the Ça Presse festival March 5th 2026. A high-ceilinged room with many gilded moldings, crystal chandeliers, and brocade draperies. TV screens show cartoons being drawn while a panel of six people speak onstage.
On stage at Ça Presse festival, Lyon with @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social and @rsf.org to discuss the report on threatened cartoonists worldwide UNDER PRESSURE.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
@cartooningforpeace.bsky.social & @cartoonistsrights.org hts.org latest report documents 87 cases of lawsuits, censorship and threats against press cartoonists in the last few years.
Legal harassment is becoming a weapon to silence satire. #PressFreedom
www.cartooningforpeace.org/en/evenement...
Flier for the event: Drawing the Line: An Evening with Political Cartoonists March 19 8pm ET on Zoom
We are delighted to be hosting @anntelnaes.bsky.social one of the those highlighted in the report, and two other award-winning cartoonists to discuss their work and the attacks on cartoonists in the U.S.
In a cartoon by Côté, a cartoonist seated working at a drawing board is bombarded with various objects (arrows, bouquets, bricks, daggers, flower pots, lanterns, shoes) as well as emoji and is protected from impact by the leading edge of the board. The tagline reads “Que devíent le métier de caricaturiste? (Whatever happened to the cartoonist’s profession?)”
The new report UNDER PRESSURE features findings from a survey of cartoonists’ problems online. This and much more to be discussed tomorrow at Ça Presse festival, Lyon w. @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social & @rsf.org
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
Image: Côté (Canada) - Cartooning for Peace
In a cartoon by Côté, a cartoonist seated working at a drawing board is bombarded with various objects (arrows, bouquets, bricks, daggers, flower pots, lanterns, shoes) as well as emoji and is protected from impact by the leading edge of the board. The tagline reads “Que devíent le métier de caricaturiste? (Whatever happened to the cartoonist’s profession?)”
The new report UNDER PRESSURE features findings from a survey of cartoonists’ problems online. This and much more to be discussed tomorrow at Ça Presse festival, Lyon w. @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social & @rsf.org
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
Image: Côté (Canada) - Cartooning for Peace
In a cartoon by Pedro X. Molina, a yellow-emoji style face opens its wide, smiling mouth, shattering a padlock that is looped through its lips. The lock bears the word “fear”. The tagline reads “Why power hates humor…”
Don’t miss UNDER PRESSURE, the new report on threats to cartoonists’ freedom of expression. In two days we’ll be at the Ça Presse festival to discuss it with @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social & @rsf.org
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
Image: Pedro X. Molina (Nicaragua) - Cartooning for Peace
We are proud to be co-hosting an event with cartoonists who will delve into these issues in the US,
Drawing the Line
An Evening with Political Cartoonists
@anntelnaes.bsky.social, Ruben Bolling and Steve Brodner
March 19, 8pm ET on Zoom
www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
#Cartoonishts #Journalism
In a cartoon by Pedro X. Molina, a yellow-emoji style face opens its wide, smiling mouth, shattering a padlock that is looped through its lips. The lock bears the word “fear”. The tagline reads “Why power hates humor…”
Don’t miss UNDER PRESSURE, the new report on threats to cartoonists’ freedom of expression. In two days we’ll be at the Ça Presse festival to discuss it with @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social & @rsf.org
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
Image: Pedro X. Molina (Nicaragua) - Cartooning for Peace
We’re proud to join this call today. Ashraf’s case shames Egypt and must not be forgotten.
In a cartoon by Niels Bo Bojesen, a cartoonist in checked shirt and jeans stands with a pen clasped behind they back, in front of a large target; the red bullseye at the centre is labelled “You are here.”
OUT NOW: UNDER PRESSURE, new report on threats to cartoonists’ freedom of expression around the world with @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social, @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social et al. Download in ENG or FRA.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
Image: Niels Bo Bojesen (Denmark) - Cartooning for Peace
We’re proud to join this call today. Ashraf’s case shames Egypt and must not be forgotten.
In a cartoon by Niels Bo Bojesen, a cartoonist in checked shirt and jeans stands with a pen clasped behind they back, in front of a large target; the red bullseye at the centre is labelled “You are here.”
OUT NOW: UNDER PRESSURE, new report on threats to cartoonists’ freedom of expression around the world with @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social, @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social et al. Download in ENG or FRA.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
Image: Niels Bo Bojesen (Denmark) - Cartooning for Peace
Flyer for a Human Rights Council side event during its 61st session on 2 March 2026, 14:00–15:00 CET, at Concordia 1, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Title: “No surrender on human rights: Defenders hold the line.” The event will be in English with simultaneous French interpretation. Panelists include Mary Lawlor (UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders), Abdoul Aziz Goma (Togolese-Irish human rights defender), and Sara Tuševljak (environmental human rights defender from Bosnia and Herzegovina). Moderator: Alan Glasgow (Front Line Defenders). Opening remarks by H.E. Anne Goedert (Luxembourg). Closing remarks by Eleanor Sanders (UK) with an overview of the Lighthouse Fund. Logos of the UN Special Procedures, partner State missions and organisations appear at the top.
On 2 March, I will discuss the findings of my new report & hear directly from human rights defenders about the support that’s most necessary & effective at a #HRC61 side event.
🗓️ Monday 2 March
🕑 14:00-15:00 CET
📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva
▶️ Live-streaming details to follow
UNDER PRESSURE Report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world (2023-2025) Front cover artwork by Zehra Ömeroğlu (Türkiye) depicts a female figure holding an oversized brush and shield made of pencils, standing over puddles of ink, surrounded by firearms pointing at her. Released March 2026, the report is published by Cartooning for Peace, co-authored by Cartoonists Rights in partnership with Freedom Cartoonists, Forum for Humor and the Law (ForHum), Global Freedom of Expression ay Columbia University, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) with support from UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF) and Centre Français de exploitation du droit de Copie (CFC).
In one week’s time we will be in Lyon for the Ça Presse festival alongside @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social & @rsf.org to discuss UNDER PRESSURE, the new report on threats to cartoonists’ freedom of expression. Sign up now to receive a copy by email on release.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
More findings on this sort of thing – malicious reporting of cartoonists to social media platforms, and the way in which moderators largely fail to deal with such complaints sensibly – in the UNDER PRESSURE report released Monday.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
UNDER PRESSURE Report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world (2023-2025) Front cover artwork by Zehra Ömeroğlu (Türkiye) depicts a female figure holding an oversized brush and shield made of pencils, standing over puddles of ink, surrounded by firearms pointing at her. Released March 2026, the report is published by Cartooning for Peace, co-authored by Cartoonists Rights in partnership with Freedom Cartoonists, Forum for Humor and the Law (ForHum), Global Freedom of Expression ay Columbia University, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) with support from UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF) and Centre Français de exploitation du droit de Copie (CFC).
In one week’s time we will be in Lyon for the Ça Presse festival alongside @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social & @rsf.org to discuss UNDER PRESSURE, the new report on threats to cartoonists’ freedom of expression. Sign up now to receive a copy by email on release.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
More findings on this sort of thing – malicious reporting of cartoonists to social media platforms, and the way in which moderators largely fail to deal with such complaints sensibly – in the UNDER PRESSURE report released Monday.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
A banner image of covers from comics work dealing with Palestine and the genocide in Gaza.
One year ago today our Palestine comics resource list went live. Lots more additions to the list coming soon. www.brokenfrontier.com/resource-lis... #FreePalestine
UNDER PRESSURE Report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world (2023-2025) Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists et al. Front cover artwork by Zehra Ömeroğlu (Türkiye) depicts a female figure holding an oversized brush and shield made of pencils, standing over puddles of ink, surrounded by firearms pointing at her.
UNDER PRESSURE – the latest reporting on the situation confronting threatened cartoonists worldwide – will be released next week. Published by @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social co-authored by Cartoonists Rights. Register now to receive a free copy by email Monday.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
📘 [NEW REPORT]
“Under Pressure”: new report on the situation of threatened press cartoonists around the world, produced by Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, and their partners will be released on March 2, 2026 !
👉 More information: www.cartooningforpeace.org/en/evenement...
STAY TUNED!
UNDER PRESSURE Report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world (2023-2025) Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists et al. Front cover artwork by Zehra Ömeroğlu (Türkiye) depicts a female figure holding an oversized brush and shield made of pencils, standing over puddles of ink, surrounded by firearms pointing at her.
UNDER PRESSURE – the latest reporting on the situation confronting threatened cartoonists worldwide – will be released next week. Published by @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social co-authored by Cartoonists Rights. Register now to receive a free copy by email Monday.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressu...
UNLOCKED: You can now watch the full 45-min discussion we had with Jason Chatfield and @anntelnaes.bsky.social about "cartooning on the edge of the authoritarian abyss" 👉 www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/unlocked-d...
A graphic announcing the Cartoonist Cooperative’s Anti-Censorship statement. Art shows the Co-op's mascots Inkling and Nibford busting through a wall of black bricks, revealing red comic panels behind it. Text in a word balloon reads "Free Expression Now!"
In the second image, black text reads “The Cartoonist Cooperative Demands Free Expression: A Statement Against Censorship in Comics and the Arts” on a background of whited out red comic panels.
The third image shows the same whited-out red comic panels and reads “The Cartoonist Cooperative is committed to forging a world where all are allowed the freedom to create and partake in art where all are free to choose and engage with a wide range of political, moral, and aesthetic ideas, beyond those held by any single institution, government, or religious group. Censorship is always a tool of the state to suppress dissent, fracture communities, and instill ignorance and fear. The Cartoonist Cooperative is firmly anti-censorship in all forms.”
The Cartoonist Cooperative collectively stands against censorship and views it as our communal responsibility to fight for freedom of speech. We are committed to forging a world where all are allowed the freedom to create and partake in art!
Read our full statement: cartoonist.coop/anticensorsh...
🚨 @hrw.org's primer for today's inaugural meeting of #Trump's Board of Peace.
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Aims to Put Human Rights Abusers & Suspected War Criminals in Charge of Global Order
And here is ours.
cartoonistsrights.org/we-will-not-...
Every single comics con/festival/fair should have an anti-AI policy front and centre now. Basic ethics.
