Go, Look: Open Call For Atena Farghadani-Related Comics

Comic Riffs is repeating something it did when Ali Farzat was injured in Syria, this time on behalf of the young cartoonist Atena Farghadani who was recently cruelly sentenced to a dozen-plus years in jail for drawing a cartoon that dared to question sitting authorities. That something is calling on as many cartoonists as possible to draw something on her behalf.

That is a horrifying decision, and every bit of spotlight that can be thrown on what happened may or may not be useful in having that sentence reduced, commuted or vacated, but will certainly be helpful in creating a public expectation that she be taken care of no matter the outcome. In other words, it's hard to see any attention-getting mechanism failing; if it doesn't work right now it will almost certainly have a positive effect later on. I hope you'll consider reading up and perhaps joining in.
 
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