US EditionIranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging
- Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, known for "There Is No Evil," received an eight-year prison sentence and lashings before attending Cannes Film Festival, as reported by his lawyer to The Associated Press.
- Rasoulof is the latest artist targeted in Iran's crackdown on dissent, following past arrests and restrictions on his work, including a one-year prison sentence in 2022 for "propaganda against the system," per Human Rights Watch.
- Iranian authorities have repeatedly detained Rasoulof and seized his passport due to his work, according to HRW.
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Award-winning Iranian director Mohammed Rasoulof has been sentenced in his homeland to eight years behind bars, flogging, a fine and confiscation of property, his lawyer told The Associated Press. According to him, this happened shortly before the director's planned trip to the Cannes Film Festival in France.
The award-winning filmmaker has been arrested for national security violations.
The sentence against the author of 'Evil does not exist' is very harsh. But will his latest film be presented in competition at the next Cannes Film Festival?
Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof has been arrested for "crimes against national security"
Iranian director Mohamed Rasulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison, flogging, a fine, and confiscation of property, confirmed his lawyer.
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Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes
The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer tells The
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