House of Cinema Reopens in Tehran
Following a bitter struggle during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s tenure culminating in its closure, Iran’s House of Cinema reopened today in Tehran, with hundreds of jubilant cinema folks in attendance. The reopening… ...
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August 21, 2013
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Books Cinema Music Press Recommendations Books A prolonged process for the review of book license applications and the Ministry of Culture’s refusal to issue licenses for independent publishers have led… ...
March 5, 2012
Video: Iranian Cinema Under Siege
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has released a short video highlighting the plight of Iranian cinema. The video, “Iranian Cinema Under Siege” features Richard Peña, the director… ...
February 29, 2012
Iranian Cinema: Acclaimed Abroad, Under Siege at Home (Commentary)
At a moment when millions of people — including many Iranians — were watching to see what Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi would say in his Oscar acceptance speech, Farhadi chose… ...
January 11, 2012
Iranian Judiciary Should Dismiss Ministry Order Against House of Cinema
(11 January 2012) The Iranian Judiciary should withdraw the Ministry of Culture order to shut down House of Cinema, the country’s leading independent film association, the International Campaign for Human… ...
October 27, 2011
Appeals Court Upholds Verdicts of Panahi, Malekpour, Tajik
The death sentence of Saeed Malekpour, a Sharif Industrial University graduate who was arrested in 2008 by IRGC’s Cyber Army on the charge of “managing pornographic websites,” was upheld for… ...
September 28, 2011
Internal State Document Exposes the Role of the Iranian TV in the Crackdown on Filmmakers
Almost two week after the arrests of documentary filmmakers Naser Safarian, Mojtaba Mir Tahmaseb, Hadi Afarideh, Mohsen Shahrnazdar and Katayoun Shahabi by intelligence and security forces in Tehran, the International… ...
August 24, 2011
Lacking Independence, Bar Association Remains Silent as Lawyers are Prosecuted
(24 August 2011) The Iranian Central Bar Association should come to the aid of embattled lawyers subjected to harassment, unfounded criminal charges or prison sentences for defending prisoners of conscience… ...
August 5, 2011
UN Special Rapporteur Should Visit Iranian Prisons, Says Husband of Imprisoned Actress
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, celebrated Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai said that despite statements made by the Prosecutor General last week, his wife,… ...
July 26, 2011
Arrests of Women in Iran’s Film Industry Escalate
The pressure, threats, and arrests of members of Iran’s film industry that began immediately following the 2009 presidential election has been focused on Iranian women in cinema over the past… ...
July 26, 2011
Distinguished Director Talks About Wife’s Case and Women in Film
Distinguished Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai spoke with International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in an interview about the situation of his wife, Marzieh Vafamehr. Excerpts from the interview are… ...
July 25, 2011
Part II: In Their Own Words – Page 3
Kambiz Nowrouzi | Lawyer Nowruzi, a lawyer, was the legal secretary of the Iranian Press Association until it was banned in 2009. Security forces detained him outside a mosque on… ...
February 15, 2011
“I Vehemently Deny His Being A Basiji,” says Sane Jaleh’s Close Friend
Reza Sajadi, Secretary of Tehran Arts University’s Islamic Association, and a close friend of Sane Jaleh, a victim of the14 February demonstrations, told the International Campaigns for Human Rights in… ...
November 9, 2010
Hamshahri Newspaper Suspends and Dismisses Senior Journalists
A reliable source inside Hamshahri Newspaper told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that four of the senior journalists of the newspaper have been suspended from work and… ...
June 12, 2010
Ebadi’s Daughter: “Dear Agent, What Are You Searching For?”
Following the defamation of Shirin Ebadi on Iranian State TV, by coercing her husband to make disparaging remarks about her, Ebadi’s daughter, Nargess Tavassolian, published this sarcastic letter, addressed to… ...
May 18, 2010
Detained Film Director, Jafar Panahi, on Hunger Strike
Prominent Iranian film director, Jafar Panahi, has gone on a hunger strike since Sunday, 16 May 2010, to protest abuse and ill-treatment as well as continuous threats against his family… ...