As the Arab Spring blossomed in Egypt early last year, people around the world quickly noticed something about the protesters and their signs: they were often funny. But as Satenik Harutyunyan outlines in a recent article for the University of…
Men Arrested in India for E-Mailing Cartoon
When Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra e-mailed a cartoon mocking an Indian politician to friends, he probably didn’t expect to be arrested by local police in a midnight raid. Appallingly, Mahapatra and neighbor Subrata Sengupta were arrested in such a…
Amazing August Art Auction!
Do you love comic art?
Did you not have a chance to bid in our Live Auction at San Diego Comic Con International?
Well now is your chance to take part in another incredible CBLDF auction! With over 30 pieces of awesome art, there is something for every collector, with all proceeds going towards our continuing First Amendment work!
Camilla d’Errico Talks About the Censorship of Women’s Bodies in Art
The latest San Diego Comic Con may have finished, but the discussion concerning women in comics — be they behind the drawing board or in the pages — is far from over. Following the SDCC panel “Censorship at the Female…
Support CBLDF At Wizard Chicago with Darth Vader & Son’s Jeffrey Brown and Beanworld’s Larry Marder!
Wizard World Chicago Comic Con opens today at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, and the CBLDF will be there boasting exclusive signings by Jeffrey Brown, author of the smash-hit Darth Vader & Son, as well as appearances…
Censors in Myanmar Suspend Two Weekly News Journals
Last week, two weekly publications in Myanmar (Burma), The Voice Weekly and Envoy, were suspended indefinitely for violations of the country’s regulations on news media. The suspensions came as new media laws are drafted that officials claim will lift past…