Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Released From Prison
has not left Iran since the sentence and has been under house arrest on and off during this period.
He was granted permission to apply for a retrial in a move that should have resulted in Panahi automatically being released on bail, but Iranian authorities have hindered the process of activating this until now. “It is only an excuse for repression. I knew that the judicial system and the security institutions have no will to implement the law , but out of respect for my lawyers and friends, I went through all the legal channels to fight for my rights,” he continued.
while in police custody September 16 for not wearing her hijab in accordance with Iran’s religion-based law.
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