Atena Iranian cartoonist in prison
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Iranian cartoonist could face years in prison for image depicting politicians as monkeys
What are
those crimes? According to Amnesty
International, they include "spreading propaganda against the
system" and "insulting members of parliament through paintings."
In August, she
was arrested and eventually taken to Gharchak prison. She was released
later but was rearrested after she posted a video online that
described beatings from prison guards. Since January, she has been held in
solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison. In February, she had to
be hospitalized after she spent three weeks on hunger strike and suffered a
heart attack.
Farghadani is
just one of a number of cartoonists around the world who have faced legal
problems for criticizing or mocking politicians.
Iranian painter and women's rights activist on trial for insulting MPs
An Iranian
painter and women’s rights campaigner is on trial in Tehran on charges of
spreading propaganda against the ruling establishment.
Atena Farghadani,
who has spoken out against parliamentary plans to restrict access to
contraception, appeared in court on Tuesday in connection with her activism as
well as her art.
Iranian artist goes on trial for cartoon mocking draft law
19 May 2015
Ms Farghadani,
28, faces charges
of spreading propaganda, insulting MPs, and insulting the supreme leader.
Raha Bahreini, an
Iran researcher for Amnesty International, told the BBC: "We are very
concerned that Atena has even been put on trial.
"She is a
prisoner of conscience and she has been held solely because of her opinions and
for exercising the right to free expression.
"From our
point of view, she must be released immediately and unconditionally."
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