Ten activists have signed a letter addressed to the United Nations demanding that the organization take measures to help Iran’s ongoing Covid-19 crisis, including requiring Iran to import the vaccine. Among the signatories are filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof (“There Is No Evil”), as well as documentarian Mohammad Nourizad.
The letter asserts that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s ban on the vaccine, as well as governmental promotion of large religious gatherings where safety protocols are not employed, are causing continued infections and deaths. Khamenei banned the import of vaccines from the U.S. and the UK back in January on the basis of conspiracy theories, and activists are blaming the leader for what is a surging fifth wave of the pandemic in Iran. August 29 saw more than 31,000 new cases. The world has overall seen 4.51 million deaths and 217 million cases total.
Read the letter in full below:
To,
Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet,...
The letter asserts that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s ban on the vaccine, as well as governmental promotion of large religious gatherings where safety protocols are not employed, are causing continued infections and deaths. Khamenei banned the import of vaccines from the U.S. and the UK back in January on the basis of conspiracy theories, and activists are blaming the leader for what is a surging fifth wave of the pandemic in Iran. August 29 saw more than 31,000 new cases. The world has overall seen 4.51 million deaths and 217 million cases total.
Read the letter in full below:
To,
Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet,...
- 8/30/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Attempts at silencing creative artists have been in vain as Iran's directors are acclaimed both at home and abroad
He missed the Cannes film festival while in solitary confinement on hunger strike in Evin prison, Iran. Jafar Panahi, the internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, was released on bail today. He went on hunger strike on 16 May to protest at his treatment and the accusations against him. He was arrested in February for allegedly making a film about the contested presidential elections of last June, which brought Mahmoud Ahmadinejad back to power.
Panahi is known for his social realism films and has won awards at the Venice and Berlin film festivals. While on hunger strike in prison, he was due to be acting as a judge at the Cannes film festival last week. His chair was left empty throughout this year's competition in protest at his incarceration.
Panahi's mentor, the Iranian film director,...
He missed the Cannes film festival while in solitary confinement on hunger strike in Evin prison, Iran. Jafar Panahi, the internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, was released on bail today. He went on hunger strike on 16 May to protest at his treatment and the accusations against him. He was arrested in February for allegedly making a film about the contested presidential elections of last June, which brought Mahmoud Ahmadinejad back to power.
Panahi is known for his social realism films and has won awards at the Venice and Berlin film festivals. While on hunger strike in prison, he was due to be acting as a judge at the Cannes film festival last week. His chair was left empty throughout this year's competition in protest at his incarceration.
Panahi's mentor, the Iranian film director,...
- 5/25/2010
- by Massoumeh Torfeh
- The Guardian - Film News
Iranian court to reconsider detention of film-maker after international campaign
Tehran's prosecutor general has asked the Islamic revolutionary court to reconsider the continued detention of the celebrated Iranian film-maker, Jafar Panahi, raising hopes that he may quickly be freed.
A high-profile international campaign calling for Panahi's release has drawn the support of leading figures in the arts and politics. According to some reports a bail hearing could take place as early as this weekend and could free Panahi until his trial.
Panahi, 49, was detained on 1 March for allegedly planning to make a film about the election which returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to office last year. The vote was believed to have been rigged, triggering widespread protests and a violent crackdown by the regime.
Despite his continued detention, Panahi – who won international recognition for films including The Circle and The White Balloon – was selected as a juror for this year's Cannes film festival,...
Tehran's prosecutor general has asked the Islamic revolutionary court to reconsider the continued detention of the celebrated Iranian film-maker, Jafar Panahi, raising hopes that he may quickly be freed.
A high-profile international campaign calling for Panahi's release has drawn the support of leading figures in the arts and politics. According to some reports a bail hearing could take place as early as this weekend and could free Panahi until his trial.
Panahi, 49, was detained on 1 March for allegedly planning to make a film about the election which returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to office last year. The vote was believed to have been rigged, triggering widespread protests and a violent crackdown by the regime.
Despite his continued detention, Panahi – who won international recognition for films including The Circle and The White Balloon – was selected as a juror for this year's Cannes film festival,...
- 5/22/2010
- by Peter Beaumont, Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
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