More Details On The Atena Farghadani Case Emerge

I hadn't run anything on the noxious sentence levied at Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani for drawing politicians as animals since first hearing about it. At the time, I had a few French-language reports; nothing in English had been filed yet.

The bulk of English-language articles have hit since then, like this one. What was originally thought a 14-year sentences, looks like it's "only" 12 years and nine months. The judge has throughout been portrayed as a very harsh one, and some of the blame for what seems like a ridiculous sentence would appear to lie at his feet.

In the linked-to article the cartoonist Nikahang Kowser notes another contributing factor that hasn't been examined: that Farghadani lacks social connections in a way that might have protected her from an overly harsh sentence.

It still seems horrible all-around, and one hopes that she becomes enough of a cause so as to mitigate all the harm that's been done to her and all the harm that's yet to come.
 
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