Iran Fordha (cartoon)
From Censorpedia
Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: 1951 - 1975 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Print Journalism [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
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 [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]
