The blasphemy charge, not explained in the article below, could bring her the death penalty, as per Sharia.
“Iranian Artist Arrested on Blasphemy Charges, Refuses Bail in Protest,” Iran International, April 15, 2024:
Iranian artist and activist Atena Farghadani was arrested on April 13, 2024, by security forces and reportedly transferred to Qarchak Prison in Varamin.
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) cited a source close to her family who said Farghadani refused bail in protest.
HRANA also reports allegations of physical violence upon her arrest, resulting in visible facial injuries.
Farghadani faces charges of “blasphemy,” “disturbing public order,” and “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.”…
somehistory says
I’ve seen a couple of reports about iran cracking down and many refusing to bow down to the cracking.
Perhaps this young artist dared to depict the despicable, mass-murding, raper of children, referred to by rabid mozlums as a prophet.
From The Other Side of Town. says
It may be nought more than showing herself as a woman without a veil. Abusers be abusers, and that is too prevalent in the Muslim world.
somehistory says
Could be. Nothing worse in the male mozlum world. than women not going along with the evil slavery.
From The Other Side of Town. says
Perhaps she is being targeted as a woman without a veil and with a voice. That is enough to get one in trouble in Iran of the 21st century.
Walter Sieruk says
This should serve as a reminder that in the United States we still have the freedom of speech.
Freedom of expression to make ones’s views known to the public may take many forms as in the printed word , to keyboarding and music as well as in art is very important.
George Washington had in a speech , rightly and wisely , declared “If freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led like sheep to the slaughter.”
MD Anthony says
She might have just depicted in painting – Allah’s three daughters – all Goddesses worthy of worship inIslam and mentioned in the Koran in a portion called the Satanic Verses. ;
Yes….found in the words of Allah as given to Islam by Mohammed
Walter Sieruk says
Those in power in that Islamic tyranny of Iran must realize that their Sharia regime of very fragile and weak.
The reason why this is so is revealed that its dictators are even afraid of art.
Levy says
Sorry Walter, you think like a Westerner
This does not work in the Middle East only the Strong survive
Appeasement an exclamation have never worked with terrorists
Westman says
This is just further proof that Allah doesn’t exist or Allah would terminate that awful evil Regime of corrupt, murderous, Mullahs for embarrassing Islam.
A man can’t go any lower than murdering women and justifying it with some handy text in an ancient book from primitive times. A murderer of women is still a murderer and that makes the Ayatollah and his henchmen more rancid than a pigsty.
Maybe Allah will clean up the mess?
Burnaby Lad says
Iranian women are encouraged to wear a chador by the state (literally called a tent)
OLD GUY says
Being an artist in islam is a vary questionable occupation. Islamic followers are supposed to enjoy nothing but pain.