Satire as survival tool
Satire as a survival tool in the face of tyranny
1 July 2020
I Do Not Jump
Iranian cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraye was sentenced to 25 lashes for a caricature of a local...
15 May 2012
Sea of Satire
This cartoon by Vladimír Pavlík from Slovakia received an honorable mention in The Art...
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The Power of satire
Satire is powerful. Visit our collection to see more cartoons about freedom of expression...
17 June 2020
Damocles Sword
For politicians, editorial cartoons and cartoonist are a threat for their careers, as a...
26 June 2020
The Day After...
Yesterday we remembered the attack on Charlie Hebdo 5 years ago, but many cartoonist feel...
8 January 2020
The Mighty Pencil
If the pen is mightier than the sword, then surely the pencil is more powerful than a...
Medical Condition
The attack on Charlie Hebdo reminds us that cartoonists and journalists are always at risk...
13 January 2015
Dutch Cartoonists Support Ali Ferzat
The Dutch Press & Print Foundation has asked a number of prominent Dutch cartoonists to...
3 September 2011
Tribute to Kais al-Hilali
Tribute cartoon to Libyan artist Kais al-Hilali, who was shot while painting one of his...
20 April 2011
Censorship of Truth
This cartoon is selected in our project To Agree on Freedom. Click here for more perspecti...
1 February 2013
Censorship and Exile
Censorship still acts as an instrument of mass media manipulation in many countries...
8 October 2011
#Draw4Atena
Iranian artist Atena Farghadani is sentenced to 12 years in prison over an illustration...
15 June 2015
Who is Handala?
In 1987, Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali was assassinated in London. The shooter was...
30 July 2013
The Power of Cartoons
Cartoon in support of Ali Ferzat. This cartoon was republished by the Washington Post. It...
30 August 2011
Freedom of Ideas
On Saturday, one of our Palestian cartoonists, Mohammad Saba'aneh, was arrested by Israeli...
20 February 2013
Fight against censorship...
... is still going on...
1 January 2020
Cartoonist: Tough Job
Maarten Wolterink: 'Hard for us cartoonists not to step on toes nowadays...' If you want...
16 August 2016
Facebook-o-Phobia
The arrest (brief though it was) of Egyptian cartoonist Islam Gawish (who has a hugely...
2 February 2016
Self-Censorship
Arguably, self-censorship is even more dangerous than censorship for journalists. With...
8 August 2013
Pencil Sharpener
The second anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo tragedy approaches, reminding cartoonists to...
5 January 2017
Syrian Cartoonist Attacks Regime
This cartoon is in support of Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat, and a reminder to all...
27 August 2011
Turkish Cartoonist Faces 29 Years in Prison
After five months of imprisonment, Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart has been indicted and, if...
6 April 2017
Weapon
In the battle of ideas, the pen will always win.
14 January 2015
In Support of Ali Ferzat: Keep Fighting Oppression
Another cartoon in support of Ali Ferzat, the well known Syrian oppositional cartoonist...
29 August 2011
Shell in Syria
Oil company Shell will not postpone its activities in Syria, claiming that the decision to...
19 September 2011
Eaten Fish
Eaten Fish is the pen name of a 24-year old Iranian cartoonist currently interned in the...
19 September 2016