Editorial published on April 30, 2026
3 May marks World Press Freedom Day, one of the core causes championed by Cartooning for Peace. The findings of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has just published its latest World Press Freedom Index, are unprecedented: “More than half of the world’s countries are in a ‘difficult’ or ‘very serious’ situation […] In 25 years, the average score for all countries surveyed has never been so low […] Journalism is being criminalised on an international scale […] The exploitation of increasingly restrictive laws is eroding the right to information, even within democracies.”
Wherever press freedom declines, democracy and human rights decline too. This is why Cartooning for Peace is focusing on three key initiatives:
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Joep Bertrams (Pays-Bas / Netherlands)
Totalement libre
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Zehra Ömeroğlu (Turquie / Türkiye)
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Zlatkovsky (Russie / Russia)
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Côté (Canada)
What is becoming of the profession of cartoonist?
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Zach (Philippines)
Presse
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Glez (Burkina Faso)
World Press Freedom Day
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Emad Hajjaj (Jordanie / Jordan)
Journée internationale de la liberté de la presse !
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Hector (France)
Pull ! - Presse - Carte de presse
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Arend Van Dam (Pays-Bas / Netherlands)
Free press
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Press freedom is under threat everywhere - Kroll (Belgique / Belgium)
When I grow up, I'm going to draw little cartoons in the newspapers. – Don't say that. – Bad idea. – Forget it. – There won't be any newspapers left.
