CBLDF has joined the defense of Tanya Stone’s A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl after it was challenged at Cody High School in Wyoming. In early November, a parent complained about sexual content in…
British Mom Objects to Non-Consensual Kiss in Sleeping Beauty
A mother in North Tyneside, UK set off a bit of a British media frenzy last week with her request to remove a version of Sleeping Beauty from her six-year-old son’s school curriculum because the story might suggest to “children…
The Humble Comics Bundle: Riverdale & Archie Benefits CBLDF!
The gang’s all here in the Humble Comics Bundle: Riverdale & Archie from Humble Bundle and Archie Comics to benefit CBLDF! Get Road to Riverdale, the stories that inspired the CW show Riverdale; the awesome reboot of Archie by Mark Waid; The Art of Archie: The Covers, a…
Zunar Interrogated Over Cartoon as Judge Dismisses Travel Ban Challenge
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar, already fighting nine counts of sedition and a personal travel ban that prevents him from leaving the country, was called in for questioning…
NOW IN STORES: CBLDF Defender Vol. 2 #4, Featuring Scott Snyder!
Get New Raina Telgemeier Pin & All-Star Anthology When You Support CBLDF on #GivingTuesday!
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)! …
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…
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…
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…
Two Libya Comic Con Organizers Released Without Charge
Two of the five Libya Comic Con organizers who were detained by an armed militia when the show was raided and shut down on November…
San Antonio Mother, News Station Team Up Against Graphic Novel in School Library
A San Antonio mother is unhappy that her son was able to check out the graphic novel SP4RX by Wren McDonald from the library…
Spanish Cartoonists Release Free Expression Manifesto
Dozens of Spanish political cartoonists have signed their names to a manifesto in defense of free speech, citing recent attempts to prosecute comedy under the country’s two-year-old ‘gag law’ as well as a recent string of cartoonists abruptly fired from…
Zunar Asks Top Malaysian Court to Rule on Freedom to Travel
In a judicial hearing yesterday, Malaysian cartoonist Zunar requested that the country’s highest court consider his challenge to a punitive order that prevents him from traveling abroad. The personal travel ban was imposed last year by Inspector-General of Police Khalid…