Journalism is not a CrimeMay 3, 2016
Atena Farghadani, the Iranian cartoonist and activist who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for drawing a politically sensitive cartoon, was released from Evin Prison today, May 3, 2016.
Speaking to Journalism Is Not A Crime, Farghadani’s lawyer, Mohammad Moghimi, confirmed the news of her release.
The 29-year-old cartoonist has been held in Tehran’s brutal Evin Prison since she was arrested on January 10, 2015. She was initially sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison by the notorious Judge Salavati of Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court.
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