Mana Neyestani

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Mana Neyestani is a Iranian cartoonist of Azari origin.[1][2][3][4] Riots erupted by ethnic Azaris in Iran when they took offense in Mana Neyestani's cartoon, published in the children's section of the 12 May 2006 supplement of Iran, a government run newspaper. The cartoon depicted a coackroach responding in Azari. He along with Mehrdad Ghasemfar, the editor-in-chief of Iran, were arrested by government officials and the newspaper was closed down following the riots.

Neyestani was born in 1973 in Tehran. He is a graduate of University of Tehran with a M.A. in Architecture and a high profile and successful cartoonist since his first drawings for Zan newspaper in 1998.[5]

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  1. ^ [1] "Cockroach Cartoonist Jailed In Iran", Commics Reporter, May 24 2006
  2. ^ [2] Iranian paper banned over cartoon, BBC, May 23 2006
  3. ^ [3] IFJ 'Criticises “Political Interference” as Cartoons Rows Put Journalists in Jail in Iran and Jordan', International Federation of Journalists
  4. ^ [4] IRAN: "Azeris unhappy at being butt of national jokes", UN office for coordination of humanitarian Affairs, IRINews.org
  5. ^ [5] Mana Neyestani's Biography
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