Journalism is an essential pillar of democracy,” observed Irene Khan, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and ...

A political cartoon published by the New York Post earlier this month stirred the waters of an age-old debate, pitting freedom of the press against political correctness. The cartoon depicts an ape ...

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Bytes for All, based in Pakistan, has released a series of graphics to help explain in simple terms why encryption is so important to our everyday lives and our freedom. This statement was originally ...

*It was WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY on the 3rd of May. This image (above) I once did of Nigerian dictator, General Sani Abacha in black and white, now symbolises oppression and all that goes against Press ...

Grigsby was the 2020-2021 Cartoons director. She was previously the 2019-2020 Illustrations and Cartoons director as well as the 2019-2018 Cartoons beat assistant. Grigsby was the 2020-2021 Cartoons ...

What happens to satire when press freedom shrinks? Why has satire increasingly become something institutions fear rather than ...

Credit: Red Lines by Cherian George and Sonny Liew (MIT Press, 2021) Subscribe for ads-free reading Cartoons are a powerful tool of political speech. Combining journalism, art, and often satire, ...

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Fort Monroe’s redevelopment was a $400 million dream. It went into the ground. Fort Monroe's redevelopment was a $400 million dream. It went into the ground.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he understands Muslims' anger over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, but backed to the end France's "freedom to speak, to write, to think, to draw ...