Iranian Cartoonist Tried In Absentia
An Iranian cartoonist currently living in exile in Canada, Nick Kowsar has apparently been tried and convicted in absentia in Iranian court for various cartoons. Like several cartoonists worldwide in the last few years, Kowsar's crime was to make work that portrayed high-ranking officials in an unflattering fashion, those officials turning to remedy via the court system. Samples of Kowsar's work can be found here, and his blog here.
