Cartoonists RightsMay 4, 2024
We congratulate creator of the @sanitarypanels web comics #RachitaTaneja of India, and #WongKeiKwan, pen-name #Zunzi from Hong Kong following the announcement of their winning the prestigious #KofiAnnanCourageInCartooningAward by #FreedomCartoonists in Geneva yesterday. To learn how these two courageous cartoonists deserved this acknowledgement, read on:
https://cartoonistsrights.org/award-2024/
Courage of cartoonists Rachita Taneja and Zunzi honored

Today our partners FREEDOM CARTOONISTS announce the 2024 winners of the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award; Rachita Taneja (India) and Zunzi (Hong Kong).

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IndiaNewsWatchMay 3, 2024

Sanitary Panels Creator Rachita Taneja, Hong Kong’s Zunzi Win Prestigious Press Cartoon Award

Taneja shot to fame with her stick figure characters accompanied with key political commentary on issues like authoritarianism, corruption, misogyny, and homophobia, among others.

#SanitaryPanels #RachitaTaneja #PoliticalCartoons #satire #dissent #zunzi #HongKong #BJP #communalism #authoritarianism #PressFreedom #india

https://thewire.in/culture/sanitary-panels-creator-rachita-taneja-hong-kongs-zunzi-win-prestigious-press-cartoon-award

Sanitary Panels Creator Rachita Taneja, Hong Kong’s Zunzi Win Prestigious Press Cartoon Award

Taneja shot to fame with her stick figure characters accompanied with key political commentary on issues like authoritarianism, corruption, misogyny, and homophobia, among others.

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Cartoonists RightsMay 3, 2024

We join #FreedomCartoonists in celebrating the bravery of cartoonists #RachitaTaneja (of @sanitarypanels, India) and #Zunzi (Hong Kong), deserving joint winners of the 2024 KofiAnnan #CourageinCartooningAward to be presented by Freedom Cartoonists later today at a star studded event in Geneva.

#worldpressfreedomday2024 #CartoonistsRights #

Hong Kong Democracy CouncilNov 11, 2023
@chipublib RT by @hkdc_us: Join us for a special reception on Nov. 12 to celebrate the artwork of censored Hong Kong cartoonist Wong Kei-kwan, better known by his penname, Zunzi. Uptown Branch (Nov. 11-13) & Chinatown Branch (Nov. 19-20). More: http://bit.ly/zunzicpl #unbanned #chineseart #zunzi https://nitter.hongkongers.net/chipublib/status/1722699833880752585#m
Exhibit Event: Art Under China’s Red Line: Satire by Zunzi

Art Under China's Red Line: Satire by Zunzi is a pop-up exhibit at CPL in November, highlighting the artwork of censored Hong Kong…

Hong Kong Watch (@hk_watch)May 11, 2023
@XinqiSu RT by @hk_watch: #BREAKING Hong Kong's most prominent political cartoonist Wong Kei-kwan “ #Zunzi” has had his comic strip on @mingpao suspended - with effect from Sunday - after a satirical post was criticised by government bodies, @AFP has learned. https://www.barrons.com/news/hong-kong-political-cartoon-suspended-after-government-complaints-77796bbc https://nitter.hongkongers.net/XinqiSu/status/1656328807123660800#m
Hong Kong Political Cartoon Suspended After Government Complaints

Hong Kong's most prominent political cartoonist has had his comic strip suspended after a satirical post was criticised by government bodies, the artist and a source with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.

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Reinhard BütikoferMay 10, 2023

Hong Kong political cartoonist Wong loses media access. He once said: "Jokes can ... nail the lies. They can drag the powerful down from their thrones." Now the CCP regime in Hong Kong believes it is entrenched well enough to proclaim itself sacrosanct.
RT @XinqiSu: #BREAKING Hong Kong's most prominent political cartoonist Wong Kei-kwan “ #Zunzi” has had his comic strip on @mingpao suspended - with effect from Sunday - after a satirical post was criticised by gove…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/bueti/status/1656377787115098122

Reinhard Bütikofer (@bueti)

Hong Kong political cartoonist Wong loses media access. He once said: "Jokes can ... nail the lies. They can drag the powerful down from their thrones." Now the CCP regime in Hong Kong believes it is entrenched well enough to proclaim itself sacrosanct.

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