Mehdi Bhman, an Iranian author and illustrator, has been sentenced to death by the country’s regime over ‘espionage’ charges, according to reports.
According to news channel Iran International, Mehdi Bahman was arrested on October 12, 2022, after an ‘anti-regime’ interview he gave to an Israeli news channel.
The said interview with Israel’s Channel 13 took place in April 2022.
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In the interview, Bahman criticised the regime in Tehran and the imposition of Islamic law in the country, calling for the normalisation of ties between Israel and Iran.
According to Iran International, Bahman has worked with dissident Shia cleric Masoumi Tehrani to create artworks containing symbols from various religions.
He later gifted these symbols to leaders of the minority Jewish, Christian, Zoroastrian, Sunni Islam, Mandaean Sabian, and Baha’i communities in Iran.
Tehrani was also reportedly arrested shortly after Bahman.
