CBLDF: Atena Farghadani Handshaking Case Acquittal

Maren Williams of the CBLDF has a nice, thorough article up here about something that escaped my attention. The Iranian artist Atena Farghadani is currently in prison for charges related to a mild satirical cartoon she drew. An additional charge of "illegitimate relations" tied into her simply shaking hands with her lawyer was tacked on, horrifying observers for its clownishly conservative nature in general and at a time where Iran was making a few moves to better enter into modern world partnerships.

Farghadani being acquitted of that charge is a great thing in that the reverse would have been deeply hard to take. It may have focused some attention on Farghadani's plight, which is equally unfair and ridiculous and an assault on today's foundational political expectations. That's the next one that has to go.
 
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