Robert Russell, who was known to a host of clients worldwide as “Bro”, founded Cartoonists Rights Network International in 1999 having worked for many years on humanitarian and democracy-building proj...

Robert Russell, who was known to a host of clients worldwide as “Bro”, founded Cartoonists Rights Network International in 1999 having worked for many years on humanitarian and democracy-building proj...

Soutenue par l’ONG de dessinateurs de presse Cartooning for Peace, Safaa Odah a bénéficié du programme "Pause" du Collège de France et obtenu un visa. Cela fait des mois qu’elle l’attendait, recluse s...

Tributes from past winners of our Courage in Cartooning Award as well as other cartoonists assisted by Robert Russell in his time as our Executive Director.

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“Know Your Rights” is the latest publication from the public schools’ educational comics program Civics for All.

Dr. Robert ‘Bro’ Russell, founder of Cartoonists Rights and a tireless defender of political cartoonists facing persecution around the world passed away on Sunday in Virginia. He was 84 years old.“Bro...

Terry Anderson writes: While I had been aware of their campaigning for years prior – in particular on the cases of Musa Kart in Türkiye, Atena Farghadani in Iran, and Eaten Fish, at that time a prison...

The message was short: “Bro passed away today at 10:30am at the Fair Oaks hospital.

The message was short: “Bro passed away today at 10:30am at the Fair Oaks hospital.

Robert ‘Bro’ Russell, founder of Cartoonist Rights passed away this morning. He was 84 years old. Bro Russell founded Cartoonists Rights in 1999. It was the first human rights organization to focus on...

Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah is now living in Angoulême France after nearly two years of trying to leave war-torn Gaza. Her safe arrival in Paris on Aug. 28 marks the end of a dark and dangerous ...

September 11, 2001 to December 2, 2007

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) has penned an open letter to The Baltimore Sun regarding their use of artificial intelligence in the creation of editorial cartoons and other e...

The European Cartoon Award has announced a Cartoon Day for Nov. 27 at The Hague. The day will include presentations, workshops, a documentary and discussion, and the evening will cap off with the annu...

Cartoonist Pedro X. Molina, famed for his single panel political cartoons, has partnered with DELILAH (Democratic Literacy and Humour) “to create a four-page comic that explains what we currently know...

Updated: September 1, 2026 We are incredibly happy to share the news that Safaa Odah, the Palestinian cartoonist who received our 2026 international award, is out of Gaza and has arrived safely in…

Les dessins de presse nous font rire. Sans eux, nos vies seraient bien tristes. Mais c’est aussi une chose sérieuse : ils ont le pouvoir d’informer mais aussi d’offenser

The recipient of the 2026 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award is now safe