An Iranian court has sentenced prominent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to jail time for ‘collusion against national security’, ...
Although released the following February for health reasons ... esteemed company alongside fellow Iranian directors Abbas ...
Rasoulof is one of Iran’s leading directors and his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig is due to premiere at Cannes film ...
According to the lawyer, the appeals court confirmed the verdict and included "flogging, a fine, and confiscation of property ...
The development follows Iranian authorities placing significant pressure on Rasoulof to withdraw his latest project, “The ...
He was detained in July 2022 and released the following year after a wave of nationwide ... Iran has long had a thriving ...
Mohammad Rasoulof, sentenced to eight years in jail and flogging in Iran just days before he'd premiere a new film in ...
Acclaimed Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison, according to his lawyer.
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced by the Islamic Revolutionary Court to eight years in prison, flogging, ...
He was released in February 2023 ... protests that broke out in Iran in 2022 over the death of Mahsa Amini in custody.