Atena Farghadani sentenced to six years in prison
CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and partners around the world react as the Revolutionary Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran imprisons Atena Farghadani for six years.
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Police brutality alleged following Atena Farghadani arrest
CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and four other leading free expression organizations – Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), PEN America, Cartooning for Peace, and Freedom Cartoonists – voice their gravest concerns over cartoonist Atena Farghadani, arrested in Tehran mid-April 2024 and allegedly beaten by IRGC personnel.
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Atena Farghadani awaits verdict from Iranian court
Atena Farghadani faces the prospect of criminalisation for the second time in the Islamic Republic of Iran, having stood trial in recent days on charges of insulting the Supreme Leader, Intelligence Ministry officials, and the Minister of Intelligence with a cartoon.
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Atena Farghadani speaks out
Following her sudden and unexplained arrest in June, three weeks of harsh detention, and ultimately hospitalization, a video of cartoonist and visual artist Atena Farghadani was aired via Iran International television describing the events she alleges occurred while held at Qarchak Prison outside Tehran.
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Statement: Atena Farghadani
Following widespread press reports of the arrest and detention of Iranian artist, activist and...
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