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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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Release Sepideh Abtahi! / Photo: from Sepideh Abtahi s personal archives — Photo: from Sepideh Abtahi s personal archives

Monday, 20 July 2026

Release Sepideh Abtahi!

The ICFR condemns the arrest and treatment of Sepideh Abtahi, in urgent need of medical attention

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Release Samira Norouznasseri Now! / Photo: from the personal archives of Samira Norouznasseri — Photo: from the personal archives of Samira Norouznasseri

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Release Samira Norouznasseri Now!

The ICFR condemns the treatment of Samira Norouznasseri and her fellow cultural workers in Iran

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Stand With Domenico Centrone in Libya! / Photo: from the archives of Domenico Centrone — Photo: from the archives of Domenico Centrone

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Stand With Domenico Centrone in Libya!

The ICFR endorses the urgent call for the release of Italian filmmaker/activist Domenico Centrone in Libya

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Omar Salah Marei / Photo: personal archives of Omar Salah Marei — Omar Salah Marei Photo: personal archives of Omar Salah Marei

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Petition: Free Omar Salah Marei Now!

Global Film Community Stands With Omar Salah Marei: Film Colleagues, Sign The Petition Now!

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Omar Salah Marei at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival / Photo: Omar Salah Marei & Nora Elsayed s personal archives — Omar Salah Marei at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival Photo: Omar Salah Marei & Nora Elsayed s personal archives

Friday, 15 May 2026

Egyptian Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei Forcibly Disappeared; Release Him Now!

The ICFR calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Omar Salah Marei, forcibly disappeared in Cairo on May 11

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Drop All Charges Against Rojhilat Aksoy! / Photo: (c) personal archive Rojhilat Aksoy — Photo: (c) personal archive Rojhilat Aksoy

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Drop All Charges Against Rojhilat Aksoy!

The ICFR calls on the Turkish authorities to drop the accusations against filmmaker and festival organizer Rojhilat Aksoy, amid a growing crackdown on Kurdish and Armenian films and filmmakers

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Still from the film VIR (REMEMBER, 2025), by the murdered Iranian filmmaker Javad Ganji.

Friday, 30 January 2026

Take Action for Our Friends in Iran!

The ICFR calls on the global film community to stand in solidarity with our colleagues in Iran, and on governments worldwide to provide all those fleeing the violence with a safe haven

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Drop All Charges Against Jung Yoon-suk Now!

Friday, 19 December 2025

Drop All Charges Against Jung Yoon-suk Now!

The ICFR calls on the film community to sign the petition in support of Jung Yoon-Suk, appealing his unjust conviction and facing a prison sentence on December 24.

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Giorgi Mrevlishvili / Photo: Shorena Lebanidze / Indigo.com.ge — Giorgi Mrevlishvili Photo: Shorena Lebanidze / Indigo.com.ge

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Immediately Release Giorgi Mrevlishvili!

The ICFR stands in full support of the Georgian (Kartveli) doc filmmaker Giorgi Mrevlishvili, in detention for taking part in his country’s civic protests.

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International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) — Home page

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