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.

Ai Weiwei and the lost backpack: A Chinese exile’s brush with bureaucracy | Refugees https://www.newsbeep.com/us/153527/ By Ai Weiwei with an introduction by Nick Hilden and illustrations by Gianluca Costantini Published On 13 Sep…

Exhibit Honoring Journalists Killed in Gaza Criticized The art was created by channeldraw.bsky.social. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

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⬇️

Zàca! con @channeldraw.bsky.social mediamondo.blog/2025/11/20/z...

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...

10 years after the Nov 13 attacks. Abaaoud’s accomplice, caught in #Belgium in 2016, now stays silent in Fleury-Mérogis, one of the world’s most watched men. Silence as his last message. Read more ⬇️

Tragedy in #Gaza: Palestinian journalist and documentarian Saleh Aljafarawi was killed while documenting the horrors of war. His voice gave face and dignity to those too often reduced to numbers. Freedom of information must never be negotiable Read more ⬇️

This campaign is for every person who believes in the dignity of their neighbors and that the government's job is to actually make our lives better. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #NYC #Mamdani2025 Read more ⬇️

I left at dawn for a long journey — trains, planes, and a car ride to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in #France’s Grand Est region — to attend the International Geography Festival with my graphic novel on Xi Jinping. (@delcourt-bd.bsky.social) Read more ⬇️

My illustrations from #Pasolini’s Secret Diary accompany his 1975 article republished in 7, the weekly magazine of @mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social, marking the 50th anniversary of his death. Read more ⬇️

“All that I possess in the presence of death is pride and anger.” — Mahmoud Darwish

The dossier also features @channeldraw.bsky.social’s portrait series, a photo gallery, and links to rewatch the sessions. Huge thanks to all involved – speakers, moderators, attendees & colleagues (👋@philks.bsky.social). See you at the next conference in January 2026.

We also compiled an online dossier with thought-provoking analyses by @robertbenson92.bsky.social, @haidhaid22.bsky.social, @stollmeyer.bsky.social, @maxbergmann.bsky.social &@ottosvendsen.bsky.social, @sangeetamahapatra.bsky.social & @hendrikpsimon.bsky.social. Explore: www.boell.de/en/25th-fore...

A month ago, we hosted the 25th Foreign Policy Conference at @boell.de, "Reclaiming Peace? Freedom & Security in a Fragmented World." We explored how peace & security, distorted by authoritarianism, can be re-grounded in democracy, freedom, and human rights. © Stephan Röhl

The cover of the graphic novel Zodiac, created together with @aiww.bsky.social and Elettra Stamboulis, won Best Cover at the 2025 Lucca Comics Awards, celebrating the best comics and their creators worldwide. Read more ⬇

“Ahmed Abu Mutair: The Journalist Caught Between War and Media” — a voice behind the technical work who paid with his life to tell the truth from #Gaza. Read more ⬇

Fuck the Patriarchy!

On the occasion of the release of the book San Michele Cemetery Island for Damocle Edizioni a few years ago, I left a small frame with each protagonist’s portrait on their grave. A small gesture for people who loved #Venice, as I do. Info: www.channeldraw.org/2022/10/23/s...

Last night, on the Ariston stage during the 2025 Premio Tenco, the Yorum Award was presented in memory of Refaat Alareer, a Palestinian poet and activist killed in 2023 along with his brother, sister, and three children during an Israeli airstrike in northern occupied #Gaza.

Discover the powerful work of Anjulika Samom — researcher and translator giving voice to the women of #Manipur through stories, collective memory, and resistance. A journey through history, conflict, and hope. @boell.de Read more ⬇️

A bomb destroyed journalist Sigfrido Ranucci’s car in #Rome. His daughter was nearby just minutes before the blast. An attack on investigative journalism and the public’s right to know. @reportrai3.bsky.social @pressfreedom.bsky.social Read more ⬇️

Yahia Barzaq, a Palestinian photographer from #Gaza, was killed by an Israeli drone in Deir al-Balah on Sept 30, 2025. He was 35. From newborn portraits to the frontlines of war, he kept documenting life until his final photograph. Read more ⬇️

Xheni Karaj, Albanian LGBTI+ activist, turned personal courage into collective change. From coming out on live TV to leading @aleancalgbt.bsky.social , she fights for a country where no one has to hide who they are or whom they love. @boell.de Read More ⬇

From today until Oct 26, my exhibition “Christ Died in Gaza” is on view at the Church of Santa Maria in Via, #Rome. Through drawing, I tell the story of pain, dignity, and resistance of the Palestinian people. Read More ⬇️

My exhibition “In the Crosshairs of Memory” is now open at Casa delle Culture in #Bari. It gathers portraits of journalists killed in #Gaza — a tribute to courage, truth, and the fight for human dignity. Read More ⬇️

“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” — Malcolm X

María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins the 2025 @nobelprize.bsky.social for her courageous fight for democracy & human rights. A symbol of civic resistance, she continues to stand for truth and freedom under Maduro’s authoritarian regime. #Venezuela Read More ⬇️

“Journalists are only targeted when the enemy is the truth.” In #NewHaven ( #Connecticut ), members of @ctdsa.org and local residents gathered to honor Palestinian journalists killed in #Gaza. 188 media workers have died showing the world what’s happening. @pressfreedom.bsky.social

German non-binary activist Maja T. has been detained in #Hungary for a year after a controversial extradition and faces up to 24 years. Their trial highlights the criminalization of antifascism and dissent in #Europe. Read More ⬇️