The Iranian-French author Marjane Satrapi has declined France's Legion of Honour award in protest against what she describes as "the hypocritical attitude of France towards Iran." She published a ...

L’artiste franco-iranienne Marjane Satrapi, qui s’est fait mondialement connaître avec la BD et le film «Persepolis», a annoncé refuser la légion d’honneur. Elle dénonce l'«attitude hypocrite de la France vis-à-vis de l’Iran» notamment ...

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