13 June 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n Iranian cartoonist Atena Fargadhani sentenced to 6 years in prison<\/strong><\/p>\n We are dismayed to learn that the Iranian activist, artist, and cartoonist Atena Farghadani has been sentenced to a total of six years in prison; five years for \u201cinsulting the sacred\u201d and one year for \u201cpropaganda against the State\u201d. \u00a0This sentence was handed down by the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Court on Monday, June 10, as confirmed by lawyer Mohammad Moghimi via social media. The maximum penalties are indicative of the Iranian regime\u2019s long-standing determination to persecute and silence this courageous rights defender.<\/p>\n #FreeAtena 13 June 2024 Iranian cartoonist Atena Fargadhani sentenced to 6 years in prison We are dismayed to learn that the Iranian activist, artist, and cartoonist Atena Farghadani […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":47543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,271,126,228,227,524],"class_list":["post-47539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cartooning-for-peace-en","tag-dessinateur-de-presse-en","tag-liberte-dexpression","tag-liberte-dexpression-en","tag-liberte-de-la-presse-en","tag-soutien-aux-dessinateurs-de-presse-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tRead the full Alert<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"