Updated: September 1, 2026 We are incredibly happy to share the news that Safaa Odah, the Palestinian cartoonist who received our 2026 international award, is out of Gaza and has arrived safely in France. Safaa is a fellow of the Collège de France’s PAUSE program,...
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Jimmy “Spire” SSentongo sentenced in Uganda
Updated: August 22, 2026 Jimmy "Spire" Ssentongo is a Ugandan scholar and cartoonist — and co-laureate of our 2026 Award. He was recently ordered by the Ugandan High Court to pay a huge fine or spend three months in jail, in what seems to be a political attack....
Russian cartoonist and dissident Semyon Skrepetsky, shot dead on the streets
Updated: June 17, 2026 Semyon Skrepetsky was a Russian cartoonist and opponent of the Putin regime. He was living in exile when he was shot dead in broad daylight in Biała Podlaska, eastern Poland. Authorities are investigating a targeted attack. His killing is a...
Our president in Davos (and a comic strip report)
Patrick Chappatte attended the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026 to represent our foundation. It was an extraordinary edition, marked by transatlantic tensions over Greenland, which he recounted in a comic strip published in Le Temps on 1 February. His...
Support for an artist in danger
A discreet but decisive mobilisation saved an Afghan cartoonist and his family, who were under threat while in exile in Pakistan. The operation was carried out jointly with Cartooning Rights Network and Artists at Risk Connection – ARC, two partners committed to...
UNDER PRESSURE – Report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world (2023-2025)
The new report on the situation of threatened cartoonists around the world has just been published by Cartooning for Peace and Cartoonists Rights in partnership with the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation, FORHUM, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression at Columbia...
Happy holidays
Given the current global geopolitical situation, it’s difficult to find hopeful and joyful words, so let’s stick to the basics: happy holidays from the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation! Cartoon: Filippo Gander, Freedom Cartoonists Foundation
Ann Telnaes & Chappatte: after the debate, the book
The screening and discussion around US editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes, moderated by Patrick Chappatte and organized by the Foundation last May at the Grütli cinemas in Geneva, in partnership with Le Temps newspaper, was not only a great public success (two full...
Support for Freedom Cartoonists at the Geneva Bar Association’s 130th anniversary gala
The Chair of the Geneva Bar Association, Maître Sandrine Giroud, took the initiative to involve the Foundation in the celebrations of the Association’s 130th anniversary. She invited Patrick Chappatte to create an exclusive cartoon to illustrate the book dedicated to...
Collaboration with Caux Democracy Forum 2025
The Foundation collaborated with the Caux Democracy Forum 2025, themed “Revitalizing Democracy – Towards Inclusive and Peaceful Societies Across Europe and the World,” which brought together over 350 participants from more than 45 countries. At the Forum’s invitation,...