Tag Archives: Jafar Panahi

Regime paranoia

Ben Lewis reports on the campaign to free all political prisoners in Iran. Jafar Panahi, the Iranian film maker recently released after three months in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, protests that at the moment he has little hope of making another film - all he can do is produce one in his head. However, he adds ...

Jafar Panahi stages hunger strike

Ben Lewis reports on the campaign to free the outspoken film maker imprisoned by the Iranian regime. Activists in Hands Off the People of Iran have been informed that Jafar Panahi, the internationally acclaimed film maker who has been incarcerated for over two months, has begun a hunger strike in Evin prison. This is the latest brave ...