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ICFR responds to threats to the personal safety and freedom of filmmakers as a result of their work

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Maryam & Behtash at the Berlinale in 2021 / Photo: Berlinale — Maryam & Behtash at the Berlinale in 2021 Photo: Berlinale

Friday, 11 April 2025

Maryam & Behtash and Their Producer Sentenced | Iran, Drop the Charges Now!

The Iranian Revolutionary Court has sentenced Maryam, Behtash and their producer Gholamreza Mousavi to (suspended) multi-year prison sentences; the ICFR calls on the authorities to drop all charges and pardon them immediately.

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Navid Mihandoust / Photo: Navid Mihandoust — Navid Mihandoust Photo: Navid Mihandoust

Friday, 4 April 2025

Navid Mihandoust Released & Pardoned!

ICFR congratulates Navid and his family with his release after more than a year of imprisonment in Iran

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Hamdan Ballal at the 2025 Academy Awards / Photo: AP — Hamdan Ballal at the 2025 Academy Awards Photo: AP

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Stand Up for Hamdan Ballal & Abdallah Motan!

The ICFR calls for the protection of Palestinian filmmakers Hamdan Ballal (NO OTHER LAND) and Abdallah Motan, persecuted by Israel

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Release Sayed Rahim Saidi Now! / Photo: AFCJ/Sayed Rahim Saidi — Photo: AFCJ/Sayed Rahim Saidi

Thursday, 13 March 2025

Release Sayed Rahim Saidi Now!

The ICFR calls for the immediate release of Afghan filmmaker Sayed Rahim Saidi, tortured and denied care in Taliban prison

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A photo of directors Maryam Moghadam & Behtash Sanaeeha, shown during the 2024 Berlinale. / Photo: Deadline — A photo of directors Maryam Moghadam & Behtash Sanaeeha, shown during the 2024 Berlinale. Photo: Deadline

Wednesday, 19 February 2025

Clear Maryam & Behtash of All Charges Now!

The ICFR calls on the Iranian government to immediately and unconditionally drop all charges against filmmakers Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha

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Abdallah Motan / Photo: Motan s professional collection — Abdallah Motan Photo: Motan s professional collection

Thursday, 23 January 2025

Release & Protect Abdallah Motan!

The ICFR calls for the release of the Palestinian filmmaker, arrested and incarcerated by Israel without charges

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Myanmar filmmaker Shin Daewe

Friday, 17 January 2025

Shin Daewe's Prison Sentence Shortened, Not Repealed

The Myanmar filmmaker's lifetime sentence has been commuted to a 15-year prison sentence

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Chen Pinlin in prison in 2024 / Photo: Amnesty International — Chen Pinlin in prison in 2024 Photo: Amnesty International

Monday, 6 January 2025

Free Chen Pinlin!

ICFR calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Chinese filmmaker

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Navid Mihandoust / Photo: from Navid s private collection — Navid Mihandoust Photo: from Navid s private collection

Monday, 6 January 2025

Release Navid Mihandoust Now!

ICFR calls for the immediate release of the Iranian filmmaker, incarcerated since August 2023

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