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«This is a place of work. If you are not working, then get on the streets and rebel.»
- Four years ago the book I co-created with Laura Cappon, Patrick Zaki. An Egyptian Story, was published. Beyond Patrick’s arrest and release, it tells the story of the civil movement that fought for his freedom. Published by Feltrinelli, with Amnesty Italy. channeldraw.org/2022/01/20/p...
- German anti‑fascist activist Maja T. was sentenced to 8 years in prison in #Hungary for 2023 clashes with far‑right supporters. Supporters call the trial politically motivated, raising EU-wide concerns on justice and extradition.
- I have been to #Düsseldorf many times, a city deeply connected to the life and work of #JosephBeuys. It is where he lived, worked, and taught, and traces of his presence can still be found throughout the urban landscape. Read more 👇
- In 2018 I created live drawing coverage of the Winter Olympics in #SouthKorea for CNN Sport. For 17 days I drew continuously—an unforgettable adventure. Watch a @cnn.com video capturing that work. >> edition.cnn.com/videos/sport...
- Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Spring Revolution. Remembering the courage, the struggle, and the voices that still rise for freedom. #Myanmar #Rohingya Read More
- In #Minneapolis, artist Isabelle Brourman was drawing, not protesting, when a federal crowd-control round hit her sketchboard. Her art absorbed the impact, sparing her serious injury. A powerful symbol: an artist’s tool turned into a shield. @cartoonistsrights.org @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social
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- In 2025, @pressfreedom.bsky.social recorded 330 journalists imprisoned worldwide. Detention is still used to control information. My drawings accompany their stories: Shadi Salah Abu Sido, Belay Manaye, Cheng Lei, Victor Ticay, Vladislav Yesypenko. @jodieginsberg.bsky.social Read more 👇
- Renee and Alex 🩵 #Minneapolis
- On February 2, 2016, I drew Giulio Regeni. From that moment, drawing became a form of activism. Ten years of images to keep his memory alive and to demand truth and justice — until there is justice.
- Stop ICE Violence
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- Liam 🩵 #Minneapolis
- Antonio Gramsci was born in #Ales, in #Sardinia, on January 22, 1891. Today I want to remember him through the graphic novel Dinner with Gramsci, which Elettra Stamboulis and I dedicated to him. #AntonioGramsci
- The suffering of Iranian women
- Today we remember Hrant Dink (1954–2007), journalist and human rights defender who fought for truth, reconciliation, and press freedom. We do not forget. We continue to demand justice. 🕊️ #HrantDink #January19
- FBI raids @washingtonpost.com reporter Hannah Natanson’s home, seizing devices. She’s not the target, but the “highly unusual and aggressive” search sparks serious concerns for press freedom and source protection. Read More⬇️
- I’m very happy to take part in the "Batti il tuo tempo" calendar by Staffetta Sanitaria #Rojava with a drawing of Nagihan Akarsel—Kurdish activist, journalist, and feminist. A story of resistance, memory, and solidarity that deserves to be shared. Read: staffettasanitaria-rojava.it/progetto-cal...
- Erfan Soltani has been sentenced to death in #Iran in a rushed, unjust trial aimed at silencing protest. This isn’t just one case — it’s a warning to an entire society. Stand with human rights. Read More⬇️
- Iran 🖤
- Free Iran for Everyone.
- Volodymyr Zelensky — Au nom de l’#Ukraine is not a celebration, but a story told while it’s still unfolding: from stage and screen to leading a country under attack, marked by contradictions and responsibility. Review by Celine Durindel (France net infos). Read: francenetinfos.com/volodymyr-ze...
- Love the Iran Revolution
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- A free #Iran also means a free world.
- Renee Nicole Good, 37, a U.S. citizen, mother, and community member in the Twin Cities, was fatally shot by an #ICE agent in #Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. She was not the target of any investigation and was remembered as a kind, loving person.
- Hands off #Greenland. It’s not property, not a deal, not a pawn. It’s people, culture, and self-determination. Borders aren’t for sale. Peoples aren’t commodities.
- Planning is politics. Leila Bozorg is shaping NYC’s approach to housing and equity as the city’s new leader for Housing & Planning — a vital voice in the fight for dignified, affordable homes. Read more 👇 www.channeldraw.org/2026/01/05/p... #NYC #HousingJustice #UrbanPlanning #LeilaBozorg
- In 2009 I visited the Academy of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg (The Russian Academy of Arts). With Elettra Stamboulis, I explored the legendary mosaic workshops. Below are the photographs I took that day.
- Dive into the story of Elle Bisgaard-Church, the strategic force behind NYC’s new mayor 🗽 From grassroots activism to Chief of Staff at City Hall, her role is shaping the future of #NewYork. Read more 👇
- “This is what we’re in government for. I mean, we’re in government to do difficult things. There are people out there struggling, and they’re having a difficult life…. It should be our privilege to deliver on those commitments to them.” Dean Fuleihan, First Deputy Mayor
- “My fellow New Yorkers, today begins a new era" @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Mamdani Sworn In as Mayor of #NewYork City. A message of inclusion and change for America’s largest city.
- In the new issue of Il Tennis Italiano, you’ll find two illustrations I created for the short story “The Kid, Teacher Francesca, and the One-Armed Man.” #Tennis Read More⬇️
- In his studio in #Ravenna, central Italy, cartoonist and artist Gianluca Costantini sits calmly at a large white desk, surrounded by pens, coloured pastels, books, magazines, and an iPad. by Elisa Pierandrei for @thenewarab.bsky.social Read: www.newarab.com/features/art...
- From visual journalism to reportage and resistance, here are the 10 must-read comics of 2025 selected by ChannelDraw. Reality, politics, memory, and truth—told through powerful graphic storytelling.
- In this tragic year, marked by relentless suffering, continuing my work of storytelling, witnessing, and protecting human rights through drawing has been profoundly difficult. Drawing, which has always been for me an act of presence, of taking a stand, of civil resistance, has collided every day…
- So that this may be a Christmas of peace.
- AI Weiwei’s long-awaited return to #China resonates deeply with the themes of absence, memory, and resilience in Zodiac. A powerful moment that brings the story full circle. Read More⬇️
- “When a people are erased in silence, silence becomes complicit.” The ongoing civil war in #Sudan has devastated the population, which is now facing one of the world’s largest food crises. Nearly 10 million people lack access to food because of the conflict.
- The new fascism no longer makes distinctions: it is not humanistically rhetorical, it is Americanly pragmatic. Its aim is the reorganization and the brutally totalitarian homogenization of the world.” — Pier Paolo Pasolini Info: altreconomia.it/prodotto/dia...
- Rahaf was eight months old. She died from the cold in #Gaza, in a tent, without protection. She was not the only one. Children are dying like this too, beyond the bombs, in the silence of a preventable crisis. Read More⬇️
- "From sketch to symbol: #Santarcangelo hosted an inspiring festival where Victoria Lomasko and young artists explored how art transforms memory, history, and politics into powerful symbols. Read More⬇️
- Free!
- Today at 7 pm in the Heiliggeistkirche: last chance to visit “Nel mirino della memoria” for International Human Rights Day. Speakers from IntegrationsBrücke #Bern, Kontext Mensch, FriedensFrauen Weltweit and heiliggeist interreligiös. @amnesty.org candles available.
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- At the closing event of my Christ Died in Gaza exhibition at St. Paul’s Within the Walls in #Rome, my original drawings will be available for purchase. All proceeds will be donated to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), supporting civilians in #Gaza and #Palestine. Read More⬇️
- "Looking the War in the Eyes" Why remembering the journalists killed in Gaza is not propaganda. #Bern Read More⬇️
- Witnesses Under Fire: An Illustrated Memorial. On 26 November, in the beautiful Heiliggeistkirche in #Bern, my exhibition“In the Crosshairs of Memory” opens, dedicated to the journalists killed in #Palestine since 7 October 2023. @pressfreedom.bsky.social Read More⬇️
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- Illustrated Lives: Politics, Art, and Memory in Costantini’s Comics Visual explorations of extraordinary lives across politics, art, and human rights: how Gianluca Costantini’s graphic biographies portray memory and the present through the power of image >> channeldraw.substack.com/p/illustrate...
