Articles by Cartoonists Rights

HRC 36: Secure digital communications are essential for human rights
A joint statement by the Association of Progressive Communications, IFEX and 64 co-signatories at the UN-HRC 36 warns of the threat to human rights posed by recent attacks on the right to use encryption technology, in Turkey and across the globe.

One Year On: Cambodia must immediately release Tep Vanny
67 NGOs call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender Tep Vanny on the one-year anniversary of her detention.

Cartoonist Musa Kart’s opening statement at Cumhuriyet trial
In Musa Kart’s jokes at the expense of the prosecutors and their witnesses, as well as his allusions to the rhetorical stylings of President Erdoğan and spirited acclamations on cartooning as a vital means of communication, it is clear that the cartoonist remains unbowed.

Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing
On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.

The never-ending struggles of Eaten Fish, Musa Kart & Zunar
Imprisonment or homelessness in Papua New Guinea, an unfair trial in Turkey and endless court battles in Malaysia. For these three renowned artists, challenging power has turned cartooning into a very perilous profession.

Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25
NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region

Is Dawit Isaak alive?
That’s the question 33 NGOs are asking Eritrea this World Press Freedom Day, after the Cano prize-winning journalist remains unheard from since 2005.

Spike in journalist killings in Mexico spurs international calls for justice
IFEX members around the world denounce the alarming rate of journalist murders in Mexico and demand a thorough evaluation of existing protection mechanisms.