Iran’s new president  must address repression of artists, dissidents at UN Assembly

Repressive measures continue to be used against political prisoners after they are released

Originally published on Global Voices

Untitled illustration by Sahar Ghorishi, used with the permission of the artist.

By Johanna Bankston, Senior Officer of Human Rights Research and Policy at Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI), which produced the report referenced in this piece.

This week, Iran’s newly inaugurated President, Masoud Pezeshkian, is participating in the United Nations...