Paris, 4 June 2026. Marjane Satrapi’s poster still hangs on the wall in the halls of the FIDH, a tribute to the dedication of an artist who unfailingly worked for and spoke out in favour of Iranian women and all Iranians.
Beyond the unprecedented international success of her graphic novel Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi has managed to convey, from a child’s perspective, the upheaval of Iranian society during the Shah’s dictatorship caused by a revolution that brought hopes that were quickly dashed, and which was followed by the violence of a brutally established theocratic regime.
A family saga, a political saga, introspective and personal: Marjane Satrapi’s work is a cry against oppression. Echoing the Iranian youth rose up against totalitarianism, it is the story of a teenager yearning for freedom and how she develops strategies to continue living.
Marjane Satrapi was personally and profoundly committed to the FIDH. She had been a patron since 2001. In addition to the works she designed and created for the FIDH, notably a poster for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, she also served as a Persian interpreter at public events.
The FIDH extends its support to her family and friends, and to everyone saddened by her passing, and assures them that her fight for the freedom of the Iranian people will not be forgotten.
Poster designed by Marjane Satrapi for the FIDH in 2008, to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.