Cartoonists Rights Network International

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

Cartoonists Rights Network International
FounderDr. Robert Russell
Focushuman rights
Origins1999
Key people
Terry Anderson, executive director; Matt Wuerker president; board members including Nikahang Kowsar, John Lent (Temple University), Joel Pett, Cynthia P. Schneider (Georgetown University)
Revenue
public donations
Websitewww.cartoonistsrights.org

CRNI "envisions a world where cartoonists are free from persecution and able to use their creativity as a powerful tool for communication" and "CRNI strengthens the interconnectedness of cartoonists around the world, campaigns to protect their human rights and defends those threatened as a result of their work."[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
YearLaureateCountry
1999Doğan GüzelTurkey
2000Essam HanafyEgypt
2001Nikahang KowsarIran
2002Nyemb PopoliCameroon
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[4]
2018Pedro X. MolinaNicaragua
2019BadiucaoChina
2020Ahmed Kabir KishoreBangladesh

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References
  1. "Mission Statement". May 4, 2021.
  2. "The Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award | CARTOONISTS RIGHTS". cartoonistsrights.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10.
  3. "Robert Russell retires, award named in his honor". October 1, 2019.
  4. 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?
  5. "Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning Winners". CARTOONISTS RIGHTS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL.


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