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Iran Court Upholds One-Year Sentence and Travel Ban for Jafar Panahi

Reinforcing state pressure on the Palme d’Or-winning director, the ruling leaves an appeals window that delays his jail term.

China and Hong Kong Move to Erase Tiananmen Memory as Families Push for Answers

Berlinale Opens With ‘No Good Men’ as Wenders-Led Jury Urges Focus on Films

Amnesty Report Alleges North Korea Executes People for Consuming South Korean Media

Ai Weiwei Makes First Trip Back to China Since 2015

Jafar Panahi Explains the Covert Casting Behind 'It Was Just an Accident'

OAS Rights Commission Warns Brazil on Free-Speech Risks From Exceptional Court Measures

Iran Convicts Jafar Panahi in Absentia as New York Critics Name Him Best Director

Iran Sentences Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi to One Year in Prison

Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal, Approves Medical Transfer to Germany

Panahi's Cannes Winner 'Un Simple Accident' Set for French Release, France's Oscar Entry

Lohmeyers Honored With Aachener Friedenspreis for Jamel Anti-Extremism Festival

Iran Detains Family of London-Based Journalist Over Israel Coverage

Jafar Panahi Wins Palme d'Or for 'A Simple Accident' as Tensions Rise Between Iran and France

Imprisoned Algerian Novelist Boualem Sansal Awarded Prestigious Global Literary Prize

Jafar Panahi Makes Triumphant Return to Cannes with Palme d'Or Contender

Supporters Rally in Paris for Detained Franco-Algerian Writer Boualem Sansal

Iranian Singer Arrested for Performing Without Hijab in Defiant Online Concert

Global Outcry Grows Over Algerian Arrest of Author Boualem Sansal