The award was given on October 11 2019 at the Seaside Arena in Beirut. At the opening of the ceremony, the President of the Foundation, May Chidiac,...
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CRNI At Second Cartooning Global Forum (CRNI, 11 October 2019)
For the second year running Cartoonists Rights Network International has assisted in the effort to bring together cartoonists, the organisations...
4 Controversial Artists Who Challenge Their Governments (Medium, 11 October 2019)
Art has played a major part in stirring up and supporting revolutions. As governments scramble to retract freedom of speech and suppress criticism,...
Robert Russell retires, award named in his honour (CRNI, 1 October 2019)
After twenty years at the helm CRNI’s founder and director Dr Robert Russell steps down from leadership of the organisation
Badiucao Wins CRNI’s Courage In Cartooning Award 2019 (2 October 2019)
In recognition of his bold defiance and courageous decision to remove the literal mask of anonymity under which he has worked for a decade,...
Cuba’s Campaign Against Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara (Hyperallergic, 19 September 2019)
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a self-taught artist of colour from a humble background in Cuba, has been the target of an ongoing campaign of...
Maldives must pursue murderers of journalists
Index on Censorship calls on the Maldivian authorities to step up their investigation and pursue the individuals behind the murders of the journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and blogger Yameen Rasheed.
The Circle x Eco-Age Difficult Conversations: Women in Conflict (Eco-Age, 29 August 2019)
In today’s focus, award winning Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim and The Circle’s Anna Renfrew shine a spotlight on the threats and challenges facing...
The street artist capturing the impact of the war in Yemen (The Economist, 19 August 2019)
Frequent visitors to the skatepark on London’s South Bank may have noticed two new works of art among the decades-old graffiti. Both spray-painted...
Cartoonists Rights Network International continues to monitor the loss of cartoonists from media outlets around the world
Since winning the 2019 Index Award for Campaigning, CRNI has been monitoring the situation with Badiucao, a Chinese dissident cartoonist living in exile in Australia