Iran frees cartoonist imprisoned for depicting lawmakers as animals
An Iranian cartoonist imprisoned over portraying lawmakers as animals to criticize a draft law restricting contraception and criminalizing voluntary sterilization was released from prison Tuesday, her lawyer said. GREAT NEWS! Iranian artist & activist Atena Farghadani who was forced to undergo a "virginity test" has been freed!! Atena Farghadani left Evin prison and embraced her mother. A photograph showed her smiling with a wreath of flowers around her neck. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani meanwhile called for more freedom of expression ...
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