Ring in the holiday season by donating to CBLDF on #GivingTuesday! This year, CBLDF has a brand new enamel pin as a thank you for your donation, featuring art by superstar cartoonist Raina Telgemeier (Smile, Ghosts, Drama)! Everyone donating for the items listed in…
Protecting Our Rights: 2017 CBLDF Annual Report
London Cartoon Censorship Exhibit Ends Friday
Persecuted cartoonists from around the world are in the spotlight this month at London’s Westminster Reference Library, which is hosting the exhibition “Gagged,” featuring “cartoons about censorship and repression of cartoonists from around the world.” The free exhibit is on…
2017 CBLDF Gift Guide!
As a holiday service to you, our appreciated donors and supporters, the CBLDF staff has compiled a list of the coolest, newest, and most special items from our Rewards Zone to thank you for your holiday donations. These are items that…
Giving Thanks for Free Speech!
It’s Thanksgiving, which means it’s time to give thanks for the the right to read. CBLDF has scored a number of notable victories in 2017, defending the legal rights of our community of retailers, educators, librarians, creators, and readers! Here’s…
Egyptian Police Raid Indie Press, Arrest Volunteer for ‘Posession of Unregistered Books’
Egyptian police on Sunday raided the office of a small independent press, Merit Publishing House, and detained a volunteer staff member for “being in possession of unregistered books without ISBNs,” implying they likely weren’t approved by government censors. The same…