Cartoonists Rights Network International
| Founder | Robert Russell |
|---|---|
| Focus | human rights |
| Origins | 1999 |
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 |
| Website | www |
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.
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]
| Year | Laureate | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Doğan Güzel | Turkey |
| 2000 | Essam Hanafy | Egypt |
| 2001 | Nikahang Kowsar | Iran |
| 2002 | Nyemb Popoli | Cameroun |
| 2003 | no laureate | |
| 2004 | Tony Namate | Zimbabwe |
| 2005 | Musa Kart | Turkey |
| 2006 | Ali Dilem | Algeria |
| « The Twelve Danish Cartoonists » | Denmark | |
| 2007 | Zapiro | South Africa |
| 2008 | Baha Boukhari | Palestine |
| 2009 | Mario Robles Patiño | Mexico |
| 2010 | Mana Neyestani | Iran |
| 2011 | Zunar | Malaysia |
| 2012 | Aseem Trivedi | India |
| Ali Ferzat | Syria | |
| 2013 | Akram Raslan | Syria |
| 2014 | Kanika Mishra | India |
| Majda Shaheen | Palestine | |
| 2015 | Atena Farghadani | Iran |
| 2016 | Eaten Fish | Iran |
| 2017 | Ramón Esono Ebalé | Equatorial Guinea[5] |
| 2018 | Pedro X. Molina | Nicaragua |
| 2019 | Badiucao | China |
References
- ^ Cartoonists Rights Network, International: Exiled Iranian Cartoonist Seeks Safe Haven
- ^ https://cartoonistsrights.org/about-the-award/
- ^ https://cartoonistsrights.org/robert-russell-retires-award-named-in-his-honor/
- ^ https://cartoonistsrights.org/category/courage-award/courage-in-cartooning-award-winners/
- ^ 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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