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Now playing Next Culture news Filmmaker Jafar Panahi has left Iran for the first time in 14 years Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has spent most of his filmmaking career in the crosshairs of Iran’s authoritarian government, has left the country following his release from Evin Prison. 26/04/2023
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Now playing Next Iran Tehran court upholds death sentence for Swedish-Iranian citizen Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Swedish-Iranian citizen, who allegedly led an Arab pro-independence group. 12/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news French museums to display posters in support of Iranian people Following yesterday’s International Women's Day, more than fifty French museums have stated they will continue to display posters made during the demonstrations in Iran. 09/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Breaking free (the faces of) Iranian victims Iranian artist Sadaf Ahmadi has created an interactive exhibition in Forcalquier, southern France, where visitors break concrete to reveal the faces of victims of Iranian repression. 08/03/2023
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