Director was detained for criticizing the government's crackdown on protests in the southwestern city of Abadan over a deadly building collapse

Lawyer for award-winning Mohammad Rasoulof, who was accused of encouraging last year's demonstrations, says his client was released for two weeks due to health concerns

Jafar Panahi, originally sentenced in 2010, had been on conditional release until he was arrested last week when inquiring about detention of fellow movie producer

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

Mohammad Rasoulof, persecuted over movie criticizing the regime and banned from leaving Iran, says steps show the 'intolerant and despotic nature of the Iranian government'