UN: “Artistic expression is not a crime” – Special Rapporteurs urge the Iranian government to free jailed artists
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- Tuesday, 28 June 2016
The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, and on freedom of expression, David Kaye, today called on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release musicians Mehdi Rajabian and Yousef Emadi, and filmmaker Hossein Rajabian, who were imprisoned and heavily fined earlier this month.