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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 15/10/2026

Ahead of the US midterms, join us 10/29 for a special online screening & discussion of @lauranix.bsky.social’s film #DemocracyUnderSiege, with acclaimed cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social & our Executive Director Terry Anderson. Free of charge, but registration essential. kinema.com/events/Democ...

DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE
“The images aren’t earning sings: they’re five-alarm sirens for democracy on life support.” – POV Magazine
Acclaimed editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes offers a razor sharp critique of American political hypocrisy before the 2024 election. Can the nation preserve its democratic ideals, or will it fall prey to an authoritarian takeover?
democracyundersiegedoc.org

In a cartoon by Ann Telnaes a galloping group of January 6th protesters are led by President Donald Trump, who carries a can of gasoline and a lit match.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 18/09/2026

“… one of the most passionate fighters for cartoonists I have ever met." Remembrances of Robert Russell from his colleagues & allies as CARTOONISTS RIGHTS’ founder/director. cartoonistsrights.org/russell-reme... NB – Tuesday’s post of tributes also updated. cartoonistsrights.org/russell-reme...

Robert Russell, founder of CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and his successor as its Executive Director, Terry Anderson

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 15/09/2026

“I owe my freedom and my international career to him.” Remembrances of Robert Russell from those he championed as CARTOONISTS RIGHTS’ founder and director. cartoonistsrights.org/russell-reme...

Iranian dissident cartoonist Kianoush Ramezani and CARTOONISTS RIGHTS founder/director Dr. Robert “Bro” Russell

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 14/09/2026

“I didn’t do it because I’m a cartoonist, or out of some sense of humanity, but the very practical reason that they (cartoonists) are the most cost-effective and powerful social change agents in any culture!” Our late founder Robert Russell, in his own words. cartoonistsrights.org/robert-russe...

Robert Russell, known as "Bro", founder of Cartoonists Rights Network International; an elder white male in round spectacles and a flat cap, with a white-and-grey beard.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 13/09/2026

Dr. Robert I. Russell: 1942-2026 With great sadness, we announce the passing of our organization's founder, and for many years Executive Director Dr. Robert Russell – known to cartoonists around the world as "Bro". cartoonistsrights.org/robert-russe...

Dr. Robert Russell, known as Bro, founder of Cartoonists Rights Network International

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 22/07/2026

Today, on the second anniversary of his arrest in Cairo, CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and our allies call for the immediate release of Ashraf Omar. cartoonistsrights.org/ashraf-omar-...

Freedom for Cartoonist Ashraf Omar (Egypt)
In a line drawing by Gianluca Costantini, the detained Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar – a man in his forties with a head of black, tightly-curled hair and white beard – is portrayed encircled with yellow-orange barbed wire. He is marking a sheaf of papers, and among these are representations of cartoons Omar had published on the independent news outlet Al Manassa in the days prior to his arrest on July 22nd, 2024.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 09/07/2026

We’re delighted to receive a copy of “Touching Grass” collecting @rachita.bsky.social’s “Sanitary Panels” web comics. Congratulations to Rachita Taneja, it’s a tremendous, humane chronicle of modern India and wider political trends. www.bloomsbury.com/in/touching-...

A white male’s hand is seen holding a small paperback book with a green cover against a grey drapery.
The book is “Touching Grass: a book of comics” by Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja. Its cover illustration depicts the stick figure character from her “Sanitary Panels” webcomic, sitting like a tiny insect among lush foliage.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 09/07/2026

July’s CARTOONIST DEFENDER newsletter will go out to subscribers soon, with updates from Australia, Egypt, France, Gaza, Norway, Poland, Portugal, UK and USA. cartoonistsrights.org/help/

“CARTOONIST DEFENDER” emblem

A cartoonist with exaggerated, superhero proportions holds a pencil in the right hand, drawn at a very large size due to extreme foreshortening, and rolls their shirt sleeve with the other hand.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 14/05/2026

The latest CagleCast is a fundraiser for CARTOONISTS RIGHTS! Join @cagle.bsky.social & guests @adamzyglis.bsky.social, @rmckee.bsky.social & Jeff Koterba as they look at some award-winning, Trump-bashing cartoons. And donate to help defend cartoonists’ freedom of expression! youtu.be/3JCy9tyRN6g

In a cartoon my Jeffrey Koterba, President Donald Trump is depicted skiing down a snow-covered hill. Behind him, the ski tracks form the outline of a woman’s torso, a reference to the birthday greeting to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly penned by Trump in 2003 and disclosed in 2025.
The tracks lie either side of tree, an allusion to a well-known Charles Addams cartoon, and it stands in the spot on the 2003 doodle where Trump’s signature was placed to suggest a female pubis. The trunk of the tree is marked “truth”.
The cartoon is seen as part of an episode of the “CagleCast” series; at right are the faces of Daryl Cagle, Adam Zyglis, Rick McKee, and Jeffrey Koterba, all editorial cartoonists.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 05/05/2026

Tomorrow along with counterparts from @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social we are at the European Parliament to share findings from our latest report, as @droi.europarl.europa.eu discusses press freedom. Watch live from 11.30 CET multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

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).

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 04/05/2026

Today we are with our partners @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social in Geneva as they prepare to announce the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award 2026; watch live at 18.00 CET (12.00 EST) freedomcartoonists.org

Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award 2026
May 04 2026, 6.00pm (CET)
Geneva Graduate Institute

The Freedom Cartoonists Foundation celebrates press freedom and editorial in with Nobel laureate in economics Joseph Stiglitz.

Livestream available at freedomcartoonists.com

In a cartoon by Bénédicte (Switzerland), president Donald Trump wears a cowboy hat and carries a whip, sitting on a saddle astride the globe.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 03/05/2026

As a proud member of @ifex.org we share these stories of courage and resilience on #WorldPressFreedomDay. ifex.org/advancing-pr...

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 22/04/2026

CARTOONIST DEFENDERS in Sussex, UK – hear from our Executive Director Terry Anderson @terrytoon.com & board member John Curtis @jamcreative.bsky.social, head of Africartoons at the meeting of @cartooncounty.bsky.social April 27th. www.cartooncounty.com/nextguest

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 20/03/2026

2/2 Cartoonists contribute much to the news & media ecosystem but are to often regarded as disposable or problematic. @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @rsf.org @forhum.bsky.social @cgfoe.bsky.social Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

3/5 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?)”

4/5 Recommendations
Press cartoonists operate in a hostile environment on social media.
The value and place of press cartoons in the media ecosystem must be promoted and developed by the so-called traditional media, which have a role to play in the very survival of press cartoons.
Traditional media outlets that publish press cartoons must assume their editorial responsibility and guarantee their solidarity with press cartoonists, not only when legal proceedings are initiated, but also when controversies and/or attacks targeting a cartoon and/or a press cartoonist are launched on social media.

5/5 Find all the recommendations in the report.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 20/03/2026

1/2 Our week-long presentation of findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists and the problems they have encountered online concludes with this eighth post in the series, and a focus on cartoonists’ place in the media ecosystem. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

1/5 Strengthening the place of press cartoonists in the media ecosystem
Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/5 Findings
Frequency of publication
69% of press cartoonists publish their work online. Only 3% never post their cartoons online.
Publishers: The main publishers of press cartoons are newspapers (58%), professional cartoonists' organisations (47%) and magazines (46%).

*Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 19/03/2026

2/2 A.I. affects cartoonists more than most as their work was misappropriated in its development & is now manipulated & abused using those tools. They need protection going forward. @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @rsf.org @forhum.bsky.social @cgfoe.bsky.social

3/5 Recommendations
The risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence must be anticipated.
It is imperative to ensure the traceability of content through metadata or systematic, undetectable and unalterable watermarking of published press cartoons in order to control the dissemination of content and detect possible manipulation by third parties.
The training databases for image generation models should be transparent and open or audited via dedicated platforms, enabling the identification and tracing of content produced by press cartoonists and misappropriated by developers.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 19/03/2026

1/2 Nearing the end of our week-long presentation of findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists and the problems they have encountered online. In this seventh post we explore the risks posed by A.I. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

1/5 Limiting the risks posed by artificial intelligence
Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/5 Press cartoonists must deal with the development of artificial intelligence and risks associated with it.
In a cartoon by Penné (Mexico), a small human figure struggles to wrest control of an oversized pencil from a large hand made of electric circuitry and labelled “IA” (short for artificial intelligence).

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 18/03/2026

2/2 Our findings show that cartoonists who identify as female suffer a markedly greater level of abuse. This must stop. @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @rsf.org @forhum.bsky.social @cgfoe.bsky.social Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

5/6 Recommendation
Female press cartoonists must be better protected against technology-facilitated, gender-based violence. Digital platforms must develop policies and standards to effectively counter this violence, including bringing their content moderation policies and practices into line with international human rights standards, and strengthening codes of conduct and their responses to reports of such acts of violence.

6/6 Find all the recommendations in the report.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 18/03/2026

1/2 In the past week we’ve been presenting findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists & problems they encounter online. In this sixth post in the series we focus on the prevalence of gender-based abuse reported by women cartoonists. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

1/6 Women press cartoonists facing gender-based online violence
Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/6 Findings
64% of women surveyed reported receiving misogynistic comments online.
Female cartoonists are significantly more likely to be targeted because of their gender than their male counterparts. This finding highlights the particular challenges women face in this profession, including misogynistic comments and gender-based harassment.

*Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

3/6 In a cartoon by Bénédicte (Switzerland), a female figure in sneakers, jeans, a striped jersey and a red hood carriers a basket through a “forest” of screens, cell phones and digital devices, stalked by a wolf-shaped mass of zeros and ones.

4/6 Findings cont.
Female cartoonists also report higher levels of anxiety related to their online experiences. Female cartoonists may feel more vulnerable in the digital space, likely due to the intersection of gender and occupational risks.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 17/03/2026

2/2 Shadow banning is insidious censorship; we call for clarity and accountability on behalf of those experiencing suppression. @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @rsf.org @forhum.bsky.social @cgfoe.bsky.social Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

3/5 “Do you suspect you have been ‘shadow banned’ i.e. the platform prevents your posts from being seen by followers?”
Graphic: Yes – 48%, No – 52%

4/5 Recommendation
Cartooning for Peace and Cartooning Rights demand an end to shadow banning. In this regard, any user subjected to a moderation measure affecting the visibility or dissemination of their content must be notified with a full explanation, including the basis for the decision.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 17/03/2026

1/2 We’re halfway through our presentation of findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists & problems they encounter online. In this fifth post in the series we focus on “shadow banning” – unacknowledged suppression of free expression. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

1/5 Regulating shadow banning of press cartoonists
Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/5 What is it?
Shadow banning refers to the practice whereby a digital platform limits the visibility of a user's content or account without warning them. This practice affects many cartoonists.
Nearly 50% of cartoonists suspect they have been victims of a "shadow ban."
In Asia, cartoonists report greater suspicion in this regard.

*Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 16/03/2026

2/2 In our view, too many cartoonists are threatened and subjected to verbal abuse online. @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @rsf.org @forhum.bsky.social @forhum.bsky.social @cgfoe.bsky.social Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

4/6 Recommendations
Reporting
Editorial cartoonists should report online insults and threats against them more systematically.
Insults and threats should not be trivialised or left unanswered by platforms: they have a responsibility to moderate illegal content.
Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), cartoonists based in the European Union should forward any illegal content they receive to trusted flaggers so that it can be systematically reported to platforms.

5/6 Recommendations cont.
Improving reporting mechanisms
The mechanisms for reporting illegal content on digital platforms must be improved in order to better protect press cartoonists and preserve their freedom of expression online.
They must be more accessible, transparent, effective and efficient, and be accompanied by clearer and more regular communication with platforms.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 16/03/2026

1/2 Throughout this week we present findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists and the problems they have encountered online. In this fourth post in the series we focus on abusive messages, threats and insults. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

1/6 Strengthen the protection of press cartoonists against illegal content online
Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/6 Findings
Graphic: over 75% of press cartoonists have received insulting messages
Graphic: 53% have received threats
Graphic: 18% report that members of their family have received hostile messages in connection with their cartoons
The main reasons for these insults and threats are political opinions (74%), insults directed at political figures (64%) and religious reasons (45%).

*Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

3/6 Findings cont.
“Has anyone ever written a comment or sent you a message about a cartoon that contained an insult?”
Graphic: Yes – 77%, No – 23%
70% of editorial cartoonists chose not to report these incidents to the moderators of digital platforms.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 15/03/2026

2/2 How to counter state-sponsored censorship of cartoonists online, with @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @rsf.org & our partners. Further posts to come this week. Meantime, get the full report with all our recommendations: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

3/6 Findings cont.
Example: In India, the authorities make extensive use of online censorship. They rely on the Information Technology Act 2000 to require platforms to remove content, particularly content critical of the government. A new censorship mechanism, designed to circumvent Supreme Court rulings, allows the police to request the removal of content: the Haryana State Police recently had hundreds of pieces of online content removed.

Image shows cartoon by Gaurav Sarajevo, a mock magazine cover depicting Indian prime minster Narendra Modi seemingly delighted to be covered in bird droppings, beneath a perching dove of peace that resembles US president Donald Trump.

4/6 “My post did not spread hatred or misinformation, it was neither vulgar nor communal. It was a satirical cartoon, and a cartoon must necessarily be satirical. I am prepared to go to court, because they cannot restrict my Instagram account by invoking a violation of local legislation on the basis of a simple cartoon.”
Gaurav Sarjerao, Indian cartoonist whose Instagram account was blocked at the request of the Haryana State Police

5/6 Recommendation
Digital platforms must establish a secure and independent reporting and processing mechanism for cases where online censorship is imposed by a state actor.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 15/03/2026

1/2 Today, and through the coming week we present findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists and the problems they have encountered online. In this third post in the series we examine state-sponsored censorship. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

1/6 Press cartoonists facing state censorship online
Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/6 Findings
Government interventions
29% of press cartoonists suspect their country's government of being involved in online threats or censorship.
Graphic: Regional disparities – Africa, Asia and the Middle East face higher levels of threats and suspicions of government intervention.

*Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 14/03/2026

2/2 Further recommendations on content moderation & how it can be improved for censored cartoonists. With @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @forhum.bsky.social @cgfoe.bsky.social et al. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

4/6 Recommendations
Moderation
No final decision should be based solely on algorithmic moderation: moderation based entirely on artificial intelligence will not accurately interpret the contextual, cultural, and political content of cartoons.
Moderation decisions concerning journalistic and satirical content must be taken by specialised teams, fully cognizant of local issues, reflecting a diversity of sensibilities and representative of society, specifically trained in handling reports, working independently of national authorities and in close collaboration with specialist lawyers.

5/6 Recommendations cont.
Reasoned decision
Cartoonists must receive notice of any moderation measure affecting the visibility or dissemination of their content -, with reasons given, as with any moderation decision.
Appeal
Access to an appeal platform must be guaranteed in all circumstances and appeal mechanisms must be strengthened.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 14/03/2026

1/2 Today, and through the coming week we present findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists and the problems they have encountered online. In this second post in the series we take a closer look at content moderation. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

1/6 Press cartoonists facing online censorship
Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/6 Findings
Graphic: 43% of press cartoonists report having had at least one of their cartoons removed from a platform
Graphic: 20% of press cartoonists have had their accounts temporarily suspended
Graphic: 8% have had their accounts permanently closed
In more than one in three cases, the platforms provided no explanation.

*Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

3/6 Removal, suspension, closure
"Political content" is the primary reason given.
The vast majority of cartoonists appeal these decisions: less than half are successful.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 13/03/2026

2/2 More details on who responded to our survey about cartoonists online, where they post, and whether they’re censored. Thanks @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @cgfoe.bsky.social and all our partners. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

5/8 Online security
Graphic: More than 50% of press cartoonists feel anxiety and/or fear because of events that have occurred online
75% have been insulted
53% have received threats
34% have been victims of online identity theft or have had their cartoons altered
25% have had their accounts hacked

6/8 Main social media used
Graphic: North America – Facebook, X, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, Instagram
Graphic: Europe – Facebook, X, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, Instagram
Graphic: Asia – Threads
Graphic: South America – Facebook, Instagram, X
Graphic: Africa – Facebook, Instagram, X
Graphic: Oceania – Mastodon, Bluesky

7/8 The survey highlights the urgent need to strengthen the protection of cartoonists online.
Cartooning for Peace and Cartoonists Rights have issued a series of recommendations to digital platforms.

8/8 Find all the recommendations in the report.
cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 13/03/2026

1/2 Today, and through the coming week we present findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists and the problems they have encountered online. First up, an overview of who responded, where they post, and whether they’re censored. Find out more: cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

1/8 Online experience of press cartoonists:
Global survey on freedom of expression
Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/8 More than 250 editorial cartoonists from around the wold took part in an independent survey in order to better understand their experiences on digital platforms*.
The published data is based on this sample.

Graphic: +69% of cartoonists publish their work online

*Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

3/8 Typology of the respondents
Graphic: Age 40-65, 64%
Graphic: North America 23%
Graphic: Europe 35%
Graphic: South America 9%

4/8 Typology of the respondents cont.
Graphic: Women 14%
Asia: 17%
Africa: 14%
Oceania: 4%

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 05/03/2026

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...

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.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 04/03/2026

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?)”

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 03/03/2026

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

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…”

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 02/03/2026

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

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.”

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 26/02/2026

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...

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 24/02/2026

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...

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.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 19/01/2026

IF EVER THERE WERE A KING, IT WOULDN’T BE HIS ROYAL LOWNESS. Join our effort as a CARTOONIST DEFENDER: sign up for the monthly newsletter, donate, and spread the word. cartoonistsrights.org/help-us #MLK #MLKDay

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 09/01/2026

CARTOONIST DEFENDERS in the Amsterdam area, join us at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities & Social Sciences (NIAS) on Tuesday for a discussion on the issues of free expression. @emadelrosso.bsky.social @forhum.bsky.social @zehraomerovna.bsky.social @tjeerdroyaards.com

Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Panel & Exhibition
“Jokes Aside: cartoons, censorship and free speech”
Speakers: Emanuele del Rosso (European Cartoon Award); Alberto Godioli (Forum for Humor and the Law); Zehra Ömeroğlu (cartoonist); Terry Anderson (Cartoonists Rights); Tjeerd Royaards (Cartoon Movement)
Tuesday January 13th
15.30-16.30 panel
16.30-17.00 Q&A
17.00-17.30 drinks
NIAS Seminar room, Korte Spunhuissteeg 3, 1012 CG Amsterdam

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 01/01/2026

Many thanks to all who supported our Pledge Drive through the holiday season, and to Ann Telnaes for her superb cartoons. Join us in 2026 and become a CARTOONIST DEFENDER! cartoonistsrights.org/help-us

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 31/12/2025

‼️ Last chance for CARTOONIST DEFENDERS in the USA ‼️ Donations to our Pledge Drive made before midnight tonight are tax deductible. Hurry & lend you support before 2026 arrives, and Happy New Year to all! Link – cartoonistsrights.org/donate

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 31/12/2025

‼️ Last chance for CARTOONIST DEFENDERS in the USA ‼️ Donations to our Pledge Drive made before midnight are tax deductible! Hurry & lend you support before time runs out: cartoonistsrights.org/donate

IMPOSE A CARTOON TARIFF ON TRUMP!
Your donation is tax deductible to the full extent allowable in the US. So rather than fund his agenda, help those suffering under his cuts!
Details: cartoonistsrights.org/donate

In an editorial cartoon by Ann Telnaes, President Trump is portrayed with a cell phone in one hand, arms raised and mouth wide in a howl of rage.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 30/12/2025

Time runs out tomorrow night to make a donation toward our Pledge Drive and claim a tax deduction. Fund a great cause (instead of Trump’s agenda) and defend cartoonists’ freedom of expression. cartoonistsrights.org/donate

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 29/12/2025

Remember – donations to our Pledge Drive made before the end of the year are tax deductible! Hurry and lend you support before time runs out: cartoonistsrights.org/donate

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 24/12/2025

All at CARTOONISTS RIGHTS wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas. As we look to the future, we hope more of you will join in the spirit and become CARTOONIST DEFENDERS. Start by making a seasonal gift to our Pledge Drive. cartoonistsrights.org/donate

TOMORROW’S GHOST OF CARTOONING YET TO COME
THE ARTIST’S LINE EMBOLDENED, TYRANNY SLOWLY FADES AWAY!
PLEASE HELP US DEFEND CARTOONISTS’ RIGHTS with a donation to cartoonistsrights.org/donate
A super-heroic cartoonist figure is depicted in shades of yellow and purple, the corporate colours of the CARTOONISTS RIGHTS organisation. They hold a pencil in an oversized, foreshortened right fist, and roll their shirt sleeve with the left hand; their tie flies in the wind, and they wear a hat, spectacles, and wristwatch. They bear a stoic expression with a large, jutting chin.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 23/12/2025

NOW, THE GHOST OF CARTOONING PRESENT! THE SATIRIST STANDS EXPOSED, WHILE POWER GROWS BOLD AND THIN-SKINNED! PLEASE HELP US DEFEND CARTOONISTS’ RIGHTS with a donation to cartoonistsrights.org/donate

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 22/12/2025

THE GHOST OF CARTOONING PAST, WHEN INK WAS COURAGE, AND SATIRE SPOKE TRUTH IN THE FACE OF KINGS! PLEASE HELP US DEFEND CARTOONISTS’ RIGHTS with a donation to cartoonistsrights.org/donate

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 17/12/2025

We’re not yet halfway toward our Pledge Drive goal for this December. If you’d like to give a gift that helps cartoonists and defends freedom of expression this Christmas you can still get involved! More info here: cartoonistsrights.org/donate

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 11/12/2025

They may “flood the zone”, but we stay on mission. Help us by supporting our Pledge Drive and Make America Grin Again! cartoonistsrights.org/donate

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 11/12/2025

They may “flood the zone”, but we stay on mission. Help us by supporting our Pledge Drive and Make America Grin Again! cartoonistsrights.org/donate

DON’T LET HIM DISTRACT YOU!
PLEASE DONATE TO CARTOONISTS RIGHTS NOW.
PLEASE HELP US DEFEND CARTOONISTS’ RIGHTS with a donation to cartoonistsrights.org/donate

In an editorial cartoon by Ann Telnaes, President Trump – face orange, mouth hugely agape, arms flailing – appears in the bottom left corner of the frame as if distracting the viewer from the text in the center, as written above.

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 10/12/2025

It’s #HumanRightsDay! Join us in our mission against the forces that would suppress free expression. Your donations help cartoonists abused, criminalised, displaced, or worse. Give today: cartoonistsrights.org/donate

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 10/12/2025

It’s #HumanRightsDay! Join us in our mission against the forces that would suppress free expression. Your donations help cartoonists abused, criminalized, displaced, or worse. Give today: cartoonistsrights.org/donate

CARTOONISTS HOLD POWER TO ACCOUNT. HELP US DEFEND THEM. PLEASE HELP US DEFEND CARTOONISTS’ RIGHTS WITH A DONATION to cartoonistsrights/org/donate
In a cartoon by Ann Telnaes, a gargantuan fist bears down from the upper right corner, and is held at bay by a cartoonist seated at her drawing board; she is drawing with pencil in her right hand and holds up a bullhorn in her left.

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