A month after the arrest of five independent Iranian filmmakers on charges of working for BBC Persian, 21 Iranian filmmakers and actors living...
AIUSA Blog: Graphic Novel About Iran’s Post-Election Crackdown Catapults to New York Times Bestsellers List
Middle East and North Africa | Posted by: Elise Auerbach, October 11, 2011 at 4:00 PM The brutal crackdown against Iran’s peaceful post-2009...
Actress Sentenced to One Year in Prison and 90 Lashes for Pretending to Drink Alcohol and Shaving Head
A source close to the case of actress Marzieh Vafamehr spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about her sentence of one year...
“Bird of Freedom”: Detained Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Present to Her Husband
Nasrin Sotoudeh incarcerated human rights activist, dedicated this "bird of freedom" to her husband Reza Khandan on the occasion of their wedding...
Zahra’s Paradise: A Lens into Iran
Zahra’s Paradise Written by Amir & Illustrated by Khalil Release Date: September 13, 2011 First Second Publications B&W Hard Cover Graphic...
London, UK: Human Rights Film Night (September 22, 2011)
Amnesty International, Hampstead will present a showcase of short films on human rights issues, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers....
Imprisoned Actor’s Family Awaits His Release After Pardon
On Saturday, 3 September, several Iranian websites reported the release of Iranian stage and screen actor, Ramin Parchami. However, he remains at...
Popular Young Poet Sentenced To Prison
On Tuesday, 16 August, Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Pirabbasi, sentenced Hila Sedighi, a young poet whose critical and...
UN Special Rapporteur Should Visit Iranian Prisons, Says Husband of Imprisoned Actress
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, celebrated Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai said that despite statements...
Arrests of Women in Iran’s Film Industry Escalate
The pressure, threats, and arrests of members of Iran’s film industry that began immediately following the 2009 presidential election has been...