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Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence

Iran’s judiciary has ordered one of the country’s leading filmmakers to serve out a six-year prison sentence from a decade ago that had never been enforced, as the government seeks to silence criticism amid growing economic turmoil and political pressure

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Director Accuses Iranian Authorities of Kidnapping Him

Iranian renowned film director Jafar Panahi described his arrest by authorities last Monday as “theft” and “kidnapping.” In his first phone call with his wife, Tahira Saidi, after he was transferred to Iran's notorious Evin Prison, Panahi said that prison officials did not allow him access to medical services. His…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 15, 2022

Iran arrests 3rd outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdown

Iranian authorities have arrested an internationally renowned filmmaker, the third Iranian director to be locked up in less than a week as the government escalates a crackdown on the country’s celebrated cinema industry

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022