Spend a few moments to familiarize yourself with the work of Mana Neyestani, jailed this week in Iran for a talking cockroach cartoon. I think it's important to remember that there are a couple of people jailed at the heart of the story, as the focus of the coverage drifts far too easily into talk of political ramifications and cross-border posing and moves away from the direct human cost both here and in the riots (four deaths). In fact, at least one wire story today refers to Neyestani as "she."
