Cartoon 145: “The Critic Should Not Be Arrested and Taken to Prison!”

On May 3, 2016, during a speech at the grand opening of Tehran Book Fair, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, “The critic should not be arrested and taken to prison.” This is prominent Iranian cartoonist Touka Neyestani’s take on the growing number of imprisoned Iranians who have expressed their opinions as journalists and social media users.