Iran WireMay 28, 2015
"The 29-year old, who was charged with spreading propaganda against the regime and other offences, attended court on Tuesday, May 19 in connection with both her activism and art.
Revolutionary
Guards arrested Farghadani in January 2015 after she posted a cartoon on
Facebook that mocked politicians who supported an anti-contraception bill by
drawing them with animal faces. The bill also set out to criminalize voluntary
sterlization. Farghadani was first arrested in November 2014 and detained for
two months before being released. However, she was soon re-arrested after she
spoke to the media about her incarceration and posted a video on YouTube about
prison conditions. During that time, she went on hunger strike, and suffered a
heart attack as a result. As punishment for refusing to eat, Farghadani was
moved from Evin Prison to a detention center.
Farghadani has supported a range of human
rights initiatives in Iran and is known to have met with the families of
imprisoned human rights activists. Ahead of the activist’s trial, Amnesty
International campaigners gathered outside the Iranian consulate in London on
May 18. Demonstrators called for the immediate
release of Farghadani, and presented a petition with more than
33,000 signatures
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