Articles by Cartoonists Rights
Four journalists found guilty of contempt for reporting on land scandal, await sentencing
(CRN/IFEX) – Cartoonists Rights Network International has learned that the Delhi High Court found four journalists guilty of contempt for reporting on the aftermath of a land-use scandal. The cartoonist for “Mid-Day”, Irfan Khan, is one of the journalists who face sentencing on 21 September 2007. The other journalists are M.K. Tayal, S.K. Akhtar and […]
CRN and Kenya affiliate voice concern over proposed legislation, creation of Media Council
(CRN/IFEX) – On 6 August 2007, the “Standard” newspaper reported that, four days earlier, the Kenyan Parliament authorised the creation of the Media Council of Kenya, a quasi-governmental organisation to regulate and monitor the media in Kenya. After weeks of debate, Parliament approved the controversial legislation and sent it to the president for signing. The […]
Repeatedly threatened cartoonist sued for defamation, wins award for courage
(CRN/IFEX) – The following is a 6 July 2007 CRN press release: South African Cartoonist to Receive CRNI Award July 6 CRNI is proud to announce the 2007 winner of the Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award: Jonathan Shapiro of Cape Town, South Africa. Every year, cartoonists around the world are threatened by terrorists, government officials […]
On same day threatening letter received, army official announces visit to newspaper; cartoonist unphased by controversy
(CRN/IFEX) – Zimbabwe’s dwindling independent media was shaken by the delivery of an envelope containing a bullet, a cartoon and handwritten threat to the acting editor of “The Standard”, the only remaining independent Sunday paper serving the South African nation of 12 million. The envelope also contained a March 2006 editorial entitled “The Shame of […]
Previously imprisoned cartoonist, in exile after facing death threats, seeks asylum
(CRN/IFEX) – Cartoonist Mana Neyestani has left Dubai where he had lived in exile since one of his cartoons elicited death threats. He is now in Europe, where he has notified the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the refugee agency of the United Nations, that he is seeking asylum. Neyestani left Iran in […]
Government minister threatens cartoonist with legal action once more
(CRN/IFEX) – CRN has received a report that Godfrey “Gado” Mwampembwa, a cartoonist for the Nairobi-based “The Daily Nation”, and the paper’s managing editor received a letter from Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Martha Karua. The letter demands a correction of the facts implied in a cartoon concerning her that appeared in “The Daily […]
CRN Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning granted to Algerian, Danish cartoonists
(CRN/IFEX) – The following is a CRN press release: The “Nobel Prize” of Editorial Cartooning June 9 at the Denver Press Club, Cartoonists Rights Network International announced that its 2006 Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning is shared by Algerian cartoonist Ali Dilem and 11 Danish cartoonists. In accepting his award, Dilem told organizers that […]
Cartoonist’s and editor’s cases to be tried by the Islamic Revolutionary Court, Justice Minister asks for “highest penalty”
(CRN/IFEX) – The following is a 21 June 2006 CRN statement: Cartoonists Rights Network Canada: Iranian Cartoonist will be Tried in the Islamic Revolutionary Court TORONTO, ONTARIO – 06/21/2006 – On June 13, the Prosecutor’s Office in Charge of Investigating Government Employees’ Offenses referred the case of Tehran daily “Iran’s” cartoonist and its editor-in-chief to […]