Mani Haghighi was stopped from flying to London Film Festival for his latest film 'Subtraction'; he says it's a 'joy and an honor' to 'witness this great moment in history'

In statement from prison, award-winning directors Mohammad Rasoulof and Jafar Panahi hail 'constant presence of independent directors who have struggled to push back censorship'

Jafar Panahi taken to notorious Evin detention center to serve out remainder of earlier six-year sentence after inquiring into fate of arrested filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof

Director Mohammad Rasoulof blasts 'illegal' campaign, identifies two detainees as Firouzeh Khosravani and Mina Keshavarz

250 signatories call for a committee to enforce 'serious legal consequences' for alleged pattern of exploitation and abuse on film sets