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'''Artist:''' Azza Allah Sahabi
'''Artist:''' Azza Allah Sahabi


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Iranian court
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Iranian court


'''Dates of Action:''' December, 1998
'''Dates of Action:''' December, 1998


'''Location:''' Iran
'''Location:''' Iran


'''Description of Artwork:''' A caricature printed in ''Iran Fordha'' (Iran Tomorrow) critical of the army. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' A caricature printed in ''Iran Fordha'' (Iran Tomorrow) critical of the army. <P>


'''The Incident:''' The director of ''Iran Fordha'', Sahabi, was ordered to "stop all [journalistic] activities" for one year and pay a $1,000 fine for publishing his cartoon." <P>
'''The Incident:''' The director of ''Iran Fordha'', Sahabi, was ordered to "stop all [journalistic] activities" for one year and pay a $1,000 fine for publishing his cartoon." <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' The punishment given to Sahabi shows the pressure on liberal journalists in Iran.  <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' The punishment given to Sahabi shows the pressure on liberal journalists in Iran.  <P>


'''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 1/99
'''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 1/99

Latest revision as of 20:07, 10 February 2012

Date: 1998

Region: Middle East

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Print Journalism


Artist: Azza Allah Sahabi

Confronting Bodies: Iranian court

Dates of Action: December, 1998

Location: Iran

Description of Artwork: A caricature printed in Iran Fordha (Iran Tomorrow) critical of the army.

The Incident: The director of Iran Fordha, Sahabi, was ordered to "stop all [journalistic] activities" for one year and pay a $1,000 fine for publishing his cartoon."

Results of Incident: The punishment given to Sahabi shows the pressure on liberal journalists in Iran.

Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99