Iranian awarded political cartoonist, Kianoush Ramezani lives and works in Europe since 2009. His editorial cartoons appeared in “Courrier International“, “Guardian“, “Libération“, “l'Express“, “Arte“, “Le1“, “WeDemain” and many other European and International media. Kianoush publishes his weekly column "Vu par Kianoush Ramezani" in “La Croix” newspaper each Monday since 2019. A series of Kianoush’s Original cartoons titled “R like Resistance” are part of the collection of Kunst Museum Solingen in Germany.
Kianoush received many awards such as French award for artistic courage of 2018 in Angouleme International comics festival, international cartooning award of 2012 from Geneva city hall given by Kofi Annan, Award of Canadian committee for press freedom in 2020. He is the winner of LiberPress international award in 2022.
He has given educational lectures in high schools, colleges, and universities since 2010 in Europe, to raise awareness about the importance of “freedom of expression” among the young generation. He chose “Cartooning: The Art of Danger” for his TEDx talk in 2014, months before the terrorist attack against Charlie Hebdo.
He has been curating and organizing international cartoon exhibitions since 2011 in Europe [France, Sweden, Germany etc.] Kianoush initiated the first international cartoon award dedicated to women cartoonists in 2020. He has been jury member of Interfilm Berlin [International short film festival] in 2015 and 2016.
Kianoush is the founder-president of the “United Sketches” – an international organization located in France promoting freedom of expression and supporting cartoonists in exile.
Kianoush has been granted political asylum in 2010 and is a refugee protected by France.
He has been curating and organizing international cartoon exhibitions since 2011 in Europe [France, Sweden, Germany etc.] Kianoush initiated the first international cartoon award dedicated to women cartoonists in 2020. He has been jury member of Interfilm Berlin [International short film festival] in 2015 and 2016.
Kianoush is the founder-president of the “United Sketches” – an international organization located in France promoting freedom of expression and supporting cartoonists in exile.
Kianoush has been granted political asylum in 2010 and is a refugee protected by France.
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