Via Scoop.it – Rights & Liberties

“Abdolfattah Soltani is one of the bravest human rights defenders in Iran. He has represented defendants in some of the most controversial human rights cases for over a decade, refusing to bow to pressure from the Iranian authorities,” said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa director. “Now he is again paying the price for that commitment.”   ‘A Separation’, the widely celebrated film directed by Asghar Farhadi that won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, will be Iran’s official candidate at the Academy Awards. As reported by Tehran Bureau, many industry observers in Iran had felt that the film, known in Farsi as Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (Nader and Simin, A Separation), was unlikely despite its acclaim to get the nod for political reasons.
Show original