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Iranian Cartoonist Atena Farghadani Released from Prison

by Claire Voon May 3, 2016May 7, 2016

Today, Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani was released from jail after spending over a year in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her satirical drawing of Iran’s policymakers as animals.

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Iran Forces Jailed Artist to Undergo Virginity and Pregnancy Tests [UPDATED]

by Claire Voon April 25, 2016April 25, 2016

The Iranian artist sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison for her satirical cartoons critical of the Iranian government was forced to repeatedly undergo virginity and pregnancy tests last year.

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Solidarity or Armchair Activism? Drawing for Atena Farghadani

by Laura C. Mallonee June 16, 2015May 3, 2016

Many are showing their support for Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani, recently sentenced to 12 years in prison, under the hashtags #FreeAtena and #Draw4Atena.

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Iranian Artist Gets 12 Years in Prison for Political Cartoon

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton June 3, 2015June 4, 2015

Atena Farghadani, a 28-year-old artist on trial in Iran over a cartoon that depicts members of parliament as animals, has been sentenced to 12 years and 9 months in prison.

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Cartoonist Goes on Trial After Being Tortured by Iranian Authorities

by Laura C. Mallonee May 26, 2015May 3, 2016

The inhumane conditions that 28-year-old artist Atena Farghadani has been subjected to over the past nine months in Iran are horrifying to consider.

Mohawk Artist Shelley Niro’s First Major Retrospective Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian
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Mohawk Artist Shelley Niro’s First Major Retrospective Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian

Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch confronts the challenges of being Indigenous and female in the United States and Canada. On view in NYC.

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