Iran Cartoons: Images to Mark "Journalists Day"

For Journalists Day in Iran, Nikahang Kowsar offers two images:

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The Latest from Iran (19 July): Assessing the Opposition

1950 GMT: Clamping Down on a Cleric. Security forces have raided the home of Ayatollah Amjad while the cleric is on a three-day trip to Malaysia.

Ayatollah Amjad has been increasingly critical of the Government since January.

1935 GMT: Elections Watch. Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, has pulled back from a blanket ban on the reformist parties Islamic Iran Participation Front and the Mojahedin of Islamic Revolution, saying that their dissolution has not been declared by the courts.

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Iran Cartoon of the Day: The Supreme Leader, Ahmadinejad, and the Dragon (Kowsar)

Nikahang Kowsar on the latest political tension, spurred by the dispute between President Ahmadinejad and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps over smuggling....

The Supreme Leader tells the Dragon, "I didn't tell you that you shouldn't eat him, I said it's too early."

Iran Cartoon of the Day: The Victory of the Hunger Strikers (Kowsar)

Nikahang Kowsar, drawing for Rooz Online, depicts the 12 political prisoners in Evin Prison who began their hunger strike last Saturday:

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Iran Feature: "One Voice" Campaign for 12 Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Last Saturday, 12 political detainees in Evin Prison began a hunger strike, protesting the recent deaths of activists Haleh Sahabi and Hoda Saber and the general conditions for prisoners.

A campaign of support has arisen inside and outside Iran, featuring video messages to the hunger striker and to the general public.

Journalist Masih Alinejad, now living in exile in Britain:

Journalist Maziar Bahari, who was detained for four months after the 2009 Presidential election:

Other videos, including messages from cartoonist Nikahang Kowsar, lawyer and activist Mehranghiz Kar, and academic Hamid Dabashi, have been posted at Iranian.com.

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The Real Race for Iran: Death v. The Supreme Leader

Nikahang Kowsar, drawing for Rooz Online, notices Death's comment to the Supreme Leader: "Racing against me?"

Iran Cartoon of the Day: The Devil Behind Ahmadinejad (Kowsar)

Nikahang Kowsar captures our LiveBlog's theme of the day --- his journalist encounters Ahmadinejad and declares, "A sorcerer should exorcise him":

Iran Cartoon of the Day: The Hourglass, Khamenei, and Ahmadinejad (Kowsar)

Nikahang Kowsar assesses the current political situation for Rooz Online:

Iran-Ahmadinejad Cartoon of the Day: An Angry Puppet (Kowsar)

Nikahang Kowsar continues his incisive coverage of the political tension between President Ahmadinejad and the Supreme Leader:

Iran Cartoon of the Day: Khamenei and Ahmadinejad on a Precipice (Kowsar)

Nikahang Kowsar portrays the significance of the latest skirmishes between the Supreme Leader and the President: