Prominent Iranian documentary filmmaker and women's rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi was taken to Tehran's infamous Evin prison earlier this month to begin serving a five-year jail term. She is charged with colluding against the state with the BBC and American news networks. Photos World Cup 2014: The 32 Biggest Global Stars Mohammadi is best known for her short documentary Woman Without Shadows (2003), which depicts the hardships of homeless women in a troubled state-run shelter, and Travelogue (2006), shot on a train between Iran and Turkey, where she asked passengers why they were fleeing their country. Since the release
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- 6/19/2014
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pegah Ahangarani and Mahnaz Mohammadi released on bail after widespread criticism of a crackdown on artists and activists
Iran has released two prominent cultural figures from jail following intense criticism of its crackdown against artists and rights activists.
Pegah Ahangarani, 27, a popular actor and outspoken supporter of the country's opposition green movement, was arrested two weeks ago en route to the women's World Cup. Mahnaz Mohammadi, 37, a documentary filmmaker, was detained by unidentified officials in June.
The human rights website Rahana reported on Wednesday that Ahangarani has been freed from Tehran's notorious Evin prison on bail.
Supporters of Ahangarani, who stars in two films currently being screened in Iranian cinemas, had been protesting against her arrest by applauding and shouting her name in movie theatres across the country in recent days.
Also on Wednesday, the BBC Persian service reported that Mohammadi had been released after paying 1bn Iranian rials (£61,000) in bail.
Iran has released two prominent cultural figures from jail following intense criticism of its crackdown against artists and rights activists.
Pegah Ahangarani, 27, a popular actor and outspoken supporter of the country's opposition green movement, was arrested two weeks ago en route to the women's World Cup. Mahnaz Mohammadi, 37, a documentary filmmaker, was detained by unidentified officials in June.
The human rights website Rahana reported on Wednesday that Ahangarani has been freed from Tehran's notorious Evin prison on bail.
Supporters of Ahangarani, who stars in two films currently being screened in Iranian cinemas, had been protesting against her arrest by applauding and shouting her name in movie theatres across the country in recent days.
Also on Wednesday, the BBC Persian service reported that Mohammadi had been released after paying 1bn Iranian rials (£61,000) in bail.
- 7/27/2011
- by Saeed Kamali Dehghan
- The Guardian - Film News
Unidentified officials arrest documentary maker and women's rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi at her home
A prominent Iranian documentary film-maker and women's rights activist, whose work includes banned films about Iran's society, has been arrested by unidentified officials.
Mahnaz Mohammadi, 37, was picked up from her home in the capital Tehran by security officers who refused to show a warrant for her arrest and was taken to Evin prison, where many activists are being held.
Speaking by phone from Tehran, her lawyer told the Guardian that Mohammadi had been denied access to her family or proper legal representation and was being kept incommunicado.
News of her arrest comes two weeks after another women's rights campaigner and photojournalist, Maryam Majd, was arrested before departing Tehran as she tried to fly to Germany, where she intended to cover the Fifa Women's World Cup.
Majd, 25, had campaigned for women in Iran to be allowed to...
A prominent Iranian documentary film-maker and women's rights activist, whose work includes banned films about Iran's society, has been arrested by unidentified officials.
Mahnaz Mohammadi, 37, was picked up from her home in the capital Tehran by security officers who refused to show a warrant for her arrest and was taken to Evin prison, where many activists are being held.
Speaking by phone from Tehran, her lawyer told the Guardian that Mohammadi had been denied access to her family or proper legal representation and was being kept incommunicado.
News of her arrest comes two weeks after another women's rights campaigner and photojournalist, Maryam Majd, was arrested before departing Tehran as she tried to fly to Germany, where she intended to cover the Fifa Women's World Cup.
Majd, 25, had campaigned for women in Iran to be allowed to...
- 7/1/2011
- by Saeed Kamali Dehghan
- The Guardian - Film News
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