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- 1 2 3 4 Iranian cartoonist sentenced to 25 lashes for drawing MP| guardian.co.uk| 9 May 2012
- ↑ Cartoonists react to Mahmoud Shokraye's conviction - in pictures| guardian.co.uk| 10 May 2012
- ↑ Amnesty blasts Iran for cartoonist lash sentence The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: May 11, 2012
