User:Tanaz123/sandbox

tanazfereydoun

Tanaz Fereydoun (Persian: طنازفریدون‎‎, born 4 October 1985 in Tehran) is an Iranian photographer and painter and writer. Fereydoun currently works as a Painter and writer.

Fereydoun is well known for her criticism of Iranian authorities. She now lives in London. Fereydoun has exhibited in many galleries in the UK and channel Islands and has sold her artwork worldwide,

She attended Imam Khomeini International University, receiving a degree in sciences, and became a professional engineer. During her university career, she wrote articles supporting women's rights in the student newspaper and was arrested at two meetings of the political student group Tashakkol Daaneshjuyi Roshangaraan ("Illuminating Student Group"). She was also active in a mountain climbing group, but due to her political activities, was later banned from joining climbs.

She went on to work as a journalist and photographer and painter for several reformist newspapers.

Legal issues

Tanaz Fereydoun was politically active from a young age and was arrested as an activist for producing leaflets critical of the Government in 2012. Tanaz Fereydoun began her career in photographer and writer  in 2010 with Hambastegi daily and then worked for Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA). Papers including Shargh, Bahar, Vaghaye.Ettefaghiye, Ham-Mihan and Etemad Melli have also published her articles.

In 2011 she wrote a highly controversial article in Etemad Melli daily where she compared Fereydoun has said In Iran, women who appear in public without a hijab risk being arrested. Fereydoun was arrested in 2012 for her criticisms of the Iranian goverment and spent a. Afer that she left Iran

http://www.tanazfereyfoun.com/