Photo by JIHAN AMMAR / AFP Exiled political cartoonist Kianoush Ramezani sketches on his digital tablet in Paris on March 26, 2026. Photo by JULIE EZVAN / AFP Exiled Iranian cartoonist Sanaz Bagheri shows a drawing on her digital pad at her home in Amstelveen, near Amsterdam, on April 1, 2026. Exiled Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani has a huge following back home for his biting humour. Three exiled Iranian cartoonists who talked to AFP said they were walking the same thin line, with Sanaz Bagheri -- who has been working from Amsterdam for the last seven years -- insisting that they "are doing everything we can to be the voice" of those who cannot speak back home. In a central Paris gallery a selection of Neyestani's works currently hangs alongside another award-winning Iranian cartoonist, Kianoush Ramezani, who works from exile in Helsinki.

Source: The Standard April 10, 2026 08:10 UTC