| Founder | Robert Russell |
|---|---|
| Focus | Protecting the human rights and creative freedom of social and editorial cartoonists |
| Origins | 1999 |
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 |
| Website | www |
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.
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
| Year | Laureate | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Doğan Güzel | Turkey |
| 2000 | Essam Hanafy | Egypt |
| 2001 | Nikahang Kowsar | Iran |
| 2002 | Nyemb Popoli | Cameroon |
| 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[4] |
| 2018 | Pedro X. Molina | Nicaragua |
| 2019 | Badiucao | China |
| 2020 | Ahmed Kabir Kishore | Bangladesh |
References
- ↑ "Mission Statement". May 4, 2021.
- ↑ "The Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award | CARTOONISTS RIGHTS". cartoonistsrights.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10.
- ↑ "Robert Russell retires, award named in his honor". October 1, 2019.
- ↑ 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?
- ↑ "Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning Winners". CARTOONISTS RIGHTS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL.
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