[[File:Mehdi rajabian مهدی رجبیان musician.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Mehdi Rajabian]], who was sentenced to prison for his music activities]]
[[File:Mehdi rajabian مهدی رجبیان musician.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Mehdi Rajabian]], who was sentenced to prison for his music activities]]
'''Cartoon Campaign for Freedom''' is a campaign started in 2016 by the French organisation United Sketches for the freedom of [[Mehdi Rajabian]], the artist and musician who was sentenced to three years imprisonment for his artistic activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2016/01/call-on-iranian-authorities-to-drop-charges-on-two-musicians-and-a-filmmaker/|title=Call on Iranian authorities to drop charges on two musicians and a filmmaker|website=www.iranhumanrights.org|access-date=2017-06-23|publisher="Center for Human Rights in Iran"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/03/iran-tortured-filmmaker-and-musicians-face-imminent-arrest-amid-crackdown-on-artists/|title=Iran: Tortured filmmaker and musicians face imminent arrest amid crackdown on artists|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://unitedsketches.org/draw-for-iranian-imprisoned-musician-mehdi-rajabian/|title=Draw for Iranian Imprisoned Musician Mehdi Rajabian|date=2017-02-12|access-date=2017-06-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://the-ipf.com/2017/02/21/editorial-cartoons-dans-doodles/|title=Editorial cartoons|last=Medina|first=Daniel|date=2017-02-21|website=IPF|access-date=2017-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://artsfreedom.org/iran-imprisoned-musicians-health-deteriorating/|title=Iran: Imprisoned musician’s health deteriorating|date=2016-12-05|work=Artsfreedom|access-date=2017-06-25|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
'''Cartoon Campaign for Freedom''' is a campaign started in 2016 by the French organisation United Sketches for the freedom of [[Mehdi Rajabian]], the artist and musician who was sentenced to three years imprisonment for his artistic activities.
The campaign invited cartoonists from around the world to draw a cartoon in support of Rajabian and to picture their time in [[Evin Prison]]. Some well-known and prominent artists and cartoonists joined the campaign, including the Russian cartoonist Victor Bogorad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/12/02/a-jailed-iranian-musician-texts-from-his-hospital-bed-dont-forget-me/|title=A jailed Iranian musician texts from his hospital bed: Don’t forget me|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pen-international.org/01/2016/call-on-iranian-authorities-to-drop-charges-on-two-musicians-and-a-filmmaker/?print=print|title=Call on Iranian authorities to drop charges on two musicians and a filmamaker|date=January 2016|website=pen-international.org|publisher=Pen International|access-date=2017-06-23|archive-date=2017-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510083313/http://www.pen-international.org/01/2016/call-on-iranian-authorities-to-drop-charges-on-two-musicians-and-a-filmmaker/?print=print|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/24/filmmaker-two-musicians-three-years-prison-iran|title=Film-maker and two musicians face three years prison in Iran|last=Dehghan|first=Saeed Kamali|date=2016-03-24|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-06-23|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2016/10/mehdi-rajabian-and-hossein-rajabian/|title=Tricked Into Ending Hunger Strike, Imprisoned Music Distributors Resume Quest for Justice – Center for Human Rights in Iran|website=www.iranhumanrights.org|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://unitedsketches.org/draw-for-iranian-imprisoned-musician-mehdi-rajabian/|title=Draw for Iranian Imprisoned Musician Mehdi Rajabian|date=2017-02-12|work=UNITED SKETCHES|access-date=2017-06-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cartoonmovement.com/s?q=mehdi+rajabian|title=Cartoon Movement|website=www.cartoonmovement.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-23}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://the-ipf.com/2017/02/21/editorial-cartoons-dans-doodles/|title=Editorial cartoons|last=Medina|first=Daniel|date=2017-02-21|website=IPF|access-date=2017-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://artsfreedom.org/iran-imprisoned-musicians-health-deteriorating/|title=Iran: Imprisoned musician’s health deteriorating|date=2016-12-05|work=Artsfreedom|access-date=2017-06-25|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The campaign invited cartoonists from around the world to draw a cartoon in support of Rajabian and to picture their time in [[Evin Prison]]. Some well-known and prominent artists and cartoonists joined the campaign, including the Russian cartoonist Victor Bogorad.
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://unitedsketches.org/draw-for-iranian-imprisoned-musician-mehdi-rajabian/ United Sketches]
* [http://musicfreedomday.org/?p=2297 Music free day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822133816/http://musicfreedomday.org/?p=2297 |date=2017-08-22 }}
* [http://musicfreedomday.org/?p=2297 Music free day]
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[[Category:Artistic directors (music)]]
[[Category:Cartoonists]]
[[Category:Cartoonists]]
Revision as of 03:35, 25 March 2025
Mehdi Rajabian, who was sentenced to prison for his music activities
Cartoon Campaign for Freedom is a campaign started in 2016 by the French organisation United Sketches for the freedom of Mehdi Rajabian, the artist and musician who was sentenced to three years imprisonment for his artistic activities.
The campaign invited cartoonists from around the world to draw a cartoon in support of Rajabian and to picture their time in Evin Prison. Some well-known and prominent artists and cartoonists joined the campaign, including the Russian cartoonist Victor Bogorad.
