Jafar Panahi
‘As far as I’m concerned, this regime has fallen’: Director Jafar Panahi on Iran’s deadly protests
Middle East
January 19, 2026
‘As far as I’m concerned, this regime has fallen’: Director Jafar Panahi on Iran’s deadly protests
Iran was two weeks into its fiercest protests in years when Iranian director Jafar Panahi sat down for an interview.…
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike in prison
Middle East
February 3, 2023
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike in prison
CNN — One of Iran’s most influential filmmakers, Jafar Panahi, has reportedly gone on a hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison to protest…
Iran slams Sakharov prize honors as ‘political’
World
December 17, 2012
Iran slams Sakharov prize honors as ‘political’
Iran on Sunday slammed the European Parliament for its "political" selection of two Iranian rights activists jailed in the Islamic…