On May 3, 2012, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Swiss Foundation Cartooning for Peace awards, for the first time, editorial cartoonists whose talent, outstanding contribution and commitment to the values of tolerance, freedom and peace deserve to be recognized, encouraged and supported.
Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize and Honorary President of Cartooning for Peace, and Mr. Pierre Maudet, Mayor of the City of Geneva, award the International Prize for Drawing release four Iranian cartoonists, Mana Neyestani, Kianoush, Firoozeh and Hassan Karimzadeh, representatives of a new generation of courageous and talented artists.
The international jury, which designates them in February 2012, is composed by Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch Executive Director, Pierre Maudet, Mayor of Geneva, and three editorial cartoonists Plantu (France), Chappatte (Switzerland) and Liza Donnelly (USA).
