Iranian film director Jafar Panahi smiles, following his release on bail, at his home in Tehran May 25, 2010. (Credit: Reuters)
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been released on bail after starting a hunger strike to protest against his almost seven-month detention, a rights group and reports said on Friday.
Panahi has been released from Tehran's Evin prison "two days after starting his hunger strike for freedom," the US-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said on Twitter, while Iran's Shargh newspaper posted an image of Panahi jubilantly embracing a supporter.
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been released on bail after starting a hunger strike to protest against his almost seven-month detention, a rights group and reports said on Friday.
Panahi has been released from Tehran's Evin prison "two days after starting his hunger strike for freedom," the US-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said on Twitter, while Iran's Shargh newspaper posted an image of Panahi jubilantly embracing a supporter.
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