Cartoonists Rights Network International

Cartoonists Rights Network International is a non-profit organisation created in 1999 in the United States by Robert Russell. It looks to protect the human rights and creative freedom of social and editorial cartoonists.

Cartoonists Rights Network International
FounderRobert Russell
Focushuman rights
Origins1999
Members
600 editorial and social cartoonists
Key people
Robert Russell, Executive Director; Joel Pett president, and board members Michael de Adder, Nikahang Kowsar, John Lent
Revenue
public donations
Websitewww.cartoonistsrights.org

It monitors and supports the well-being of political cartoonists who find themselves in trouble and directly through affiliates has helped cartoonists to seek asylum from countries where they have been threatened, or suffered harassment, often from government authorities.[1]

Robert Russell Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award

Since its foundation in 1999, CRNI has presented a $1000 annual Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award "to a cartoonist who is in great danger or has demonstrated exceptional courage in the exercise of free speech rights, or both[2]". The award was named after CRNI's founder Robert Russell on its retirement in 2019[3].

Laureates[4]
YearLaureateCountry
1999Doğan GüzelTurkey
2000Essam HanafyEgypt
2001Nikahang KowsarIran
2002Nyemb PopoliCameroun
2003no laureate
2004Tony NamateZimbabwe
2005Musa KartTurkey
2006Ali DilemAlgeria
« The Twelve Danish Cartoonists »Denmark
2007ZapiroSouth Africa
2008Baha BoukhariPalestine
2009Mario Robles PatiñoMexico
2010Mana NeyestaniIran
2011ZunarMalaysia
2012Aseem TrivediIndia
Ali FerzatSyria
2013Akram RaslanSyria
2014Kanika MishraIndia
Majda ShaheenPalestine
2015Atena FarghadaniIran
2016Eaten FishIran
2017Ramón Esono EbaléEquatorial Guinea[5]
2018Pedro X. MolinaNicaragua
2019BadiucaoChina

References
  1. Cartoonists Rights Network, International: Exiled Iranian Cartoonist Seeks Safe Haven
  2. https://cartoonistsrights.org/about-the-award/
  3. https://cartoonistsrights.org/robert-russell-retires-award-named-in-his-honor/
  4. https://cartoonistsrights.org/category/courage-award/courage-in-cartooning-award-winners/
  5. article|périodique=Washington post|auteur=Michael Cavna|date=6 novembre 2017|titre=An imprisoned West African graphic novelist received the Courage in Cartooning award. Will it help?


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