"Iran has released award-winning film-maker Mohammad Rasoulof more than six months after arresting him for criticising the government …

"Rasoulof, whose 2020 film There Is No Evil won the top prize at the Berlin international film festival, is one of several prominent artists, athletes and other celebrities detained in recent months.

"He was arrested last July for criticising the government’s crackdown on protests in the southwestern city of Abadan over a deadly building collapse. Two months later, nationwide protests broke out after a 22-year-old woman died in the custody of the country’s morality police …

"Earlier this month, Iran released famed director Jafar Panahi, who was also arrested last July after inquiring about the detention of Rasoulof and another colleague. Authorities also released Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti on bail, after she was detained for criticising the crackdown on the latest protests."

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/13/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-released-from-prison

Acclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi has been released on bail, two days after starting a hunger strike in Evin prison.

He had been imprisoned since 11 July 2022 and awaiting a retrial since 15 October, when the supreme court quashed a 2010 conviction for "propaganda against the system" and ordered a retrial.

His French distributor, Michèle Halberstadt, called the release "extraordinary, a relief, a total joy."

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/03/iranian-film-maker-jafar-panahi-released-on-bail-after-hunger-strike

"Jafar Panahi’s wife Tahereh Saeedi issued a fresh appeal for her imprisoned husband to be released as his period of captivity entered 200 days, in an Instagram post on Thursday.

"Her statement follows the news at the weekend that Panahi was possibly on the verge of being released on bail after his lawyer Saleh Nikbakht successfully challenged his detention in the Supreme Court last October."

She wrote: "Last week, the news came that Jafar will be released within the week. We were happy again and felt better. Today, a week has passed, and Jafar hasn’t come. Exactly 200 days have passed since Jafar was imprisoned. We are disappointed."

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https://deadline.com/2023/01/jafar-panahi-wife-new-appeal-director-release-hopes-dashed-1235241624/

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"Iran’s judiciary is to rule on whether to release the film-maker Jafar Panahi on bail after his conviction was overturned by the supreme court, his lawyer said.

"Panahi, 62, who has won a number of awards at European film festivals, was arrested on 11 July [2022] and sent to jail to serve a six-year sentence which had been handed down in 2010 for “propaganda against the system”. He served two months at the time before being granted a conditional release. He was also barred from leaving Iran and making films, and was largely confined to his home until his arrest in July.

"But on 15 October the supreme court quashed the conviction and ordered a retrial."

Panahi's conviction came after he supported mass protests in 2009 against the disputed election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Despite the bar, he continued making films surreptitiously. His July 2022 arrest followed his attendance at a court hearing for fellow film director Mohammad Rasoulof.

Rasoulof obtained a two-week health furlough from prison from 7 January 2023.

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/21/iran-to-rule-on-release-of-film-maker-jafar-panahi

RT @Bijan63: Hartverwarmend ❤️

Tribeca-festivaloprichter Robert Niro heeft de arrestatie v Iraanse actrice #TaranehAliddosti & regisseurs #JafarPanahi en #MohammadRasoulof krachtig veroordeeld en hun onmiddellijke vrijlating geëist.

Ik hoop nog steeds op de steun v hun Nederlandse collega's

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/djeppink/status/1607296953414733826

RT @Bijan63@twitter.com

#Iran:
Ze zitten gevangen in de beruchte Evin-gevangenis in Teheran vanwege hun steun aan d strijd v het Iraanse volk voor vrijheid & democratie.

De filmwereld moet zich mobiliseren voor d vrijheid v Iraanse actrice #TaranehAlidousti & regisseurs #JafarPanahi & #MohammadRasoulof

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Bijan63/status/1606252808130498560

An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars https://apnews.com/article/jafar-panahi-iran-director-49e852d9c4478fe0e3ca7dfa6718c3a8 #Artsandentertainment #MohammadRasoulof #Entertainment #JafarPanahi #APTopNews #WorldNews #U.S.News #Tehran #Iran

An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars https://apnews.com/article/iran-entertainment-tehran-mohammad-rasoulof-49e852d9c4478fe0e3ca7dfa6718c3a8 #Artsandentertainment #MohammadRasoulof #Entertainment #JafarPanahi #APTopNews #U.S.News #Tehran #Iran