The award-winning film-maker, who was arrested last July, has apparently been formally released from prison, though there is no official comment
Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/ReutersPhotograph: Stéphane Mahé/ReutersIran has released award-winning film-maker Mohammad Rasoulof more than six months after arresting him for criticising the government, a pro-reform newspaper reported on Monday.won the top prize at the Berlin international film festival, is one of several prominent artists, athletes and other celebrities detained in recent months.
He was arrested last July for criticising the government’s crackdown on protests in the southwestern city of Abadan over a deadly building collapse. Two months later, nationwide protests broke out after a 22-year-old woman died in the custody of the country’s morality police., which is associated with the country’s reform movement, said Rasoulof had recently been furloughed from prison and was formally released, without specifying the dates or providing further information.
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