CSotD: Long time coming and a long time gone
There is a wealth of political cartoon commentary at the moment, and I could do a roundup of everything said…
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CSotD: Random Epiphanies
There are many things I don’t understand about IPOs, and Uber going public brings a lot of them to the…
CSotD: Too soon old, too late smart
Easy warm-up to start: Today’s Zits happens to come the day after 1A had a program about alternative school calendars,…
Atena Farghadani subjected to virgnity test by Iranian authorities
From Amnesty International: A recent revelation by satirical cartoonist Atena Farghadani that she was forced to undergo a ?virginity and…
Iranian artist jailed for spreading propaganda, insulting government leaders
A sad story of Iranian artist and political activist Atena Farghadani who has been arrested for the cartoon above criticizing…
Iranian artist Atena Farghadani in precarious condition from hunger strike
From Cartoonists Rights Network International: Iranian artist-activist Atena Farghadani, who has been on a hunger strike in Gharchak Prison south…
Profiled: Iranian artist Maya Neyestani jailed for children’s cartoon
The LA Times has an interesting profile on Iranian (now living in Paris) artist Mana Neyestani about his three month…
Iranian cartoonist spared 25 lashes after MP withdraws complaint
Guardian reporter Saeed Kamali Dehghan, who has provided the most details on the Iranian cartoonist sentenced to 25 lashes for…
Update on the Iranian cartoonist sentenced to 25 lashings
Yesterday I posted news that Iranian cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraye had been sentenced to 25 lashings for depicting a local official…
Iranian cartoonist sentenced to 25 lashings
Iranian cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraiyeh has been sentenced to 25 lashings after drawing an Iranian parliament member in a football jersey….