Ashraf Omar, the cartoonist who worked for the daily Al Manassa, remains imprisoned. He has been in pre-trial detention for more than a year on various charges. On 21 July 2024, Egyptian cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar was violently taken from his home in Cairo by men in civilian clothes who blindfolded him, ... Read more
Photo/poster: Kumbitrace Update 6 January: The cartoonist turned up. Kibet revealed that he had been abandoned in the Luanda area of Vihiga County at around 3am. Disoriented and not knowing where to go, he reportedly attended a local "disco matanga" (nightly funeral dance) before getting a bus ticket home. According to Kibet, he ... Read more
In an exclusive interview with The New Arab, Omar's wife, Nada Mougheeth, spoke about his case, the unfairness and pain of his situation and the personal difficulties he faces because of his uncertain fate. She is only allowed to see him for 30 minutes a month. Ashraf Omar never imagined that his humorous ... Read more
Cartooning for Peace has issued a statement warning about the situation of this Ugandan cartoonist. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, a member of the Cartooning for Peace network, has received death threats after launching an anti-corruption campaign on X (formerly Twitter) under the slogan - #UgandaParliamentExhibition - calling Parliament to account. According to the CfP ... Read more
Cartoonist Optatus Fewma (Opptertus John Fwema) was arrested and imprisoned in Tanzania, allegedly for one of his cartoons Optatus Fwema was arrested at his home on 23 September 2021 and interrogated without legal representation or the presence of family members in connection with alleged "cyber crimes" The motive was allegedly a cartoon featuring ... Read more
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