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Iranian Filmmakers Org Praises Directors Defying Censorship Rules On 2nd Anniversary Of Mahsa Amini Death: “She Did Not Die In Vain”


Independent Iranian Filmmakers Association Highlights Shift In Iran Film Industry On 2nd Anniversary Of Mahsa Amini's Death: “She Did Not Die In Vain”

IIFMA’s statement comes amid street demonstrations in cities across the world over the past few days commemorating Amini’s death and reiterating the struggle for women’s rights in Iran Public commemorations have been mooted in Iran, but it was reported on Sunday that 34 women prisoners led by jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi had gone on hunger strike to mark the anniversary. French newspaper Liberation commemorated the anniversary with a cover interview with Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, who dramatically fled Iran in April in the face of a harsh prison and flogging sentence, and actress Golshifteh Farahani, who has been living in exile for 16 years.

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