The main union of Iranian filmmakers, on Tuesday, January 17, called on the authorities to release dissident director Jafar Panahi, who has been detained since July. "La Maison du Cinéma insists once again on the judicial authorities to consider the possibility of the release of Mr. Jafar Panahi as soon as possible," indicated the union association in a press release published on its website.
La Maison du cinéma, which brings together professional associations in Iran, called on the justice system to take into account the "physical condition and illness" of Jafar Panahi, without giving details on his health. The director was arrested and then sentenced in 2010 to six years in prison and a twenty-year ban on directing or writing films, traveling or even speaking in the media. However, he continued to work and live in Iran. He was convicted of "propaganda against the regime" after supporting the 2009 protest movement against the re-election of populist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President of the Islamic Republic.
In July, he was arrested in court in Tehran where he had gone to follow the case of another award-winning director, Mohammad Rasoulof, who had been arrested a few days earlier. Last Wednesday, the latter's lawyer announced to AFP that Mohammad Rasoulof had been released on January 7 for 2 weeks for health reasons.
Actualité n° 274419 |
Publié le 17 janv. 2023 18:49
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