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,...

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....

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...