Iranian filmmaker Mani Haghighi will no longer attend the London Film Festival premiere of his latest film Subtraction after authorities stopped him from boarding a flight to London. A spokes…
who are challenging for their freedom, BFI London Film Festival filmmakers and delegates joined Festival Director, Tricia Tuttle, in a moment of solidarity and reflection.”in September. Billed as a surreal comedy, the film follows a married couple who believe they have met their doppelgangers in Tehran.
This latest action from the Iranian authorities, however, comes after weeks of protests following the death of Mahsa Amini who died in police custody on September 16. Amini died three days after she was arrested for wearing her hijab too loosely. Iranian authorities say she died of a heart attack. Eyewitnesses and people who were detained with the young woman say she was badly beaten. The girl’s father has said his daughter had no underlying health problems.
Iranian authorities have also been following through with threats to “deal” with celebrities publicly voicing support for the wave of anti-government protests. Posts on social networks as well as amateur blog sites run by Iranians reported last Friday that popular Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour had been taken into custody in Tehran in relation to a ballad he wrote in response to Amini’s death.
Entitled “For,” the song is composed of angry anti-government tweets posted by Iranians after news of Amini’s death on September 16 broke. Other well-known figures detained include soccer star Hossein Mahini, while actress Katayoon Riyahi, one of the first cinema personalities to voice support for the protests, is reportedly on the run after police raided her house in her absence.
The government has also targeted non-state broadcasters and the internet, prompting French satellite operator Eutelsat to put out a
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