Iranian film-maker released from Evin prison- human rights group
on charges of "propaganda against the state" and "insulting sacred values", the (HRANA), a news site run by a collective of Iranian human rights advocates, said on Thursday. The charges stem from a documentary about political graffiti in Tehran made by Karimi called "Writing on the City". In 2015, Karimi was found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison and 223 lashes but an appeals court subsequently reduced the sentence to one year in prison. Since late December, at least 22 journalists and activists have been arrested, according to ...
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