The artist on trial for drawing on the theme of contraception - Форум по искусству и инвестициям в искусство

redbor · 22-05-2015, 17:33

The Iranian artist has arraigned for a caricature on the topic of contraception

28-year-old Iranian caricaturists Atena Faraday (Atena Farghadani) will be arrested and prosecuted for insulting the legislators and the authorities of the country, as well as for spreading anti-Iranian propaganda. Such was the reaction of the Iranian authorities on cartoons Ateny related to ban local legislators and contraception, as the Iranian authorities are trying to increase the population of the country.
Initially the artist was imprisoned for five months, in December 2014 have been released, but back behind bars after a public discussion of ill-treatment by prison guards. She held a hunger strike, which ended in a heart attack, after which he was moved to another detention facility.
Movement Amnesty international campaign to support Athena in social media with the hashtag #freeAtena. Currently the artist remains in prison and is awaiting sentencing, which should be an announcement within 20 days. http://www.artguide.com/news/3144

As soon as they guessed what was in that picture?

22-05-2015, 17:33	Original language: Russian #1
redbor Гуру Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,909 Thanks: 799 Thanked 1,712 Times in 1,079 Posts Reputation: 3349	The artist on trial for drawing on the theme of contraception The Iranian artist has arraigned for a caricature on the topic of contraception 28-year-old Iranian caricaturists Atena Faraday (Atena Farghadani) will be arrested and prosecuted for insulting the legislators and the authorities of the country, as well as for spreading anti-Iranian propaganda. Such was the reaction of the Iranian authorities on cartoons Ateny related to ban local legislators and contraception, as the Iranian authorities are trying to increase the population of the country. Initially the artist was imprisoned for five months, in December 2014 have been released, but back behind bars after a public discussion of ill-treatment by prison guards. She held a hunger strike, which ended in a heart attack, after which he was moved to another detention facility. Movement Amnesty international campaign to support Athena in social media with the hashtag #freeAtena. Currently the artist remains in prison and is awaiting sentencing, which should be an announcement within 20 days. http://www.artguide.com/news/3144 As soon as they guessed what was in that picture?

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