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Iranian Cartoonist Gets 25 Lashes For Drawing Politician As Soccer Player

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Iranian Cartoonist Gets 25 Lashes For Drawing Politician As Soccer Player

http://www.newser.com/story/145718/iranian-cartoonist-draws-politician-gets-25-lashes.html

There is disturbing news to report from Iran, where cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraiyeh has been sentenced to 25 lashings for drawing a member of parliament wearing a football jersey. That’s right – he’s going to be whipped for drawing a cartoon.

While it’s nothing new for repressive governments to crack down on press freedoms and punish cartoonists, in Iran this incident seems like an escalation not only because of the harsh punishment, but because Shokraiyeh’s cartoon didn’t have anything to do with religious issues.

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