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| Atena Faraghdani |
CRNI's
2015 Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning is being given to Iranian
artist-activist, Atena Farghadani. Ms. Farghadani was jailed in Tehran in
August of 2014 after publishing a cartoon in protest of proposed legislation that
would restrict birth control and women's rights in Iran. Following her release
four months later, Farghadani posted a YouTube video recounting her beatings
and mistreatment while in prison.
As a
result of that letter and her YouTube posting, Farghadani was returned to
prison in January, 2015. In May, she was tried and found guilty of
"insulting members of parliament through paintings" and
"insulting the Iranian supreme leader." Atena Farghadani was
sentenced to 12 years, nine months in prison.
The
Courage in Cartooning award will be presented to Atena Farghadani in absentia
by CRNI founder and Executive Director Dr. Robert Russell in Columbus, Ohio, on
September 5, at an evening event during the Association of American Editorial
Cartoonists 2015 convention.
(CRNI)
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