Film director Zafar Panahi sat on a hunger strike to protest against his sentence. He was arrested in July last year and the court sentenced him to 6 years.
eminent iranian film director Zafar Panahi against his sentence hunger strike Was released on bail two days after committing. His supporters gave this information. Panahi was arrested in July last year on charges of spreading propaganda against the government and sentenced to six years in prison.
He is among the artists, sportspersons and other celebrities of Iran who were detained after speaking out against the government. Such arrests have become common after nationwide protests following the death of a young woman in police custody in September.
Panahi’s health is good even after hunger strike
Panahi, 62, has been making award-winning films for a decade despite being legally barred from traveling and making films. His latest film No Bears was released in September. Panahi’s lawyer Youssef Mouly confirmed that he had been released on bail and had returned home. Mauli told that Panahi’s health is good even after fasting for two days. He refused to give further details.
Welcome on exit from Evin Prison
The semi-official ISNA news agency reported that several artists greeted Panahi as he exited the capital Tehran’s infamous Evin Prison. Panahi had issued a statement earlier this week saying that he would forsake food and medicines from Wednesday in protest against the extrajudicial and inhuman treatment meted out to him by the judicial and security apparatus.
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