Jafar Panahi poses with Tahereh Saidi in undated photo. His wife Tahira Saeedi announced that the director's ban on leaving Iran was cancelled after 14 years and he went on a trip. Note: Private photo. (@taherehsaidii/Newsflash)
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26 April 2023
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A celebrated Iranian movie director backed by Hollywood greats has been released from a 14-year curfew after regime leaders returned his passport. The prolonged detention of Jafar Panahi, 62, sparked worldwide anger in the movie business from giants like Martin Scorsese and Ken Loach. His...