Conviction follows similar punishments for other artists and filmmakers in Iran An award-winning Iranian filmmaker whose work focuses on the travails of modern life and political expression in the Islamic Republic has been sentenced to six years in prison and […]
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January 28th, 2016 Features, Human Rights Reports
Iranian filmmaker Keywan Karimi sentenced to 6 years in jail, 223 lashes
January 28th, 2016 Features, Human Rights Reports
SIX YEARS IN JAIL FOR IRANIAN FILMMAKER
UA: 19/16 Index: MDE 13/3300/2016 Iran Date: 22 January 2016 URGENT ACTION SIX YEARS IN JAIL FOR IRANIAN FILMMAKER Iranian filmmaker Keywan Karimi has been sentenced to six years in prison and 223 lashes, on charges that […]