Iran authorities bar Iranian filmmaker from coming to India for IFFI 2022: Reports

Nov 28, 2022

Filmmaker Reza Dormishian has been barred by Iranian authorities from traveling to the International Film Festival of India in Goa, where "A Minor," a...

Libya's presidential council suspend FM Najla al-Mangoush

Nov 06, 2021

Tripoli [Libya], November 7 : Libya's presidential council on Saturday suspended Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush and barred her from travelling.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi anxiously awaits Iranian court's decision on his release from jail

Jan 29, 2023

Now that the judgement that led to Jafar Panahi's imprisonment last year has been overturned by Iran's highest court, a decision on his release...

Iranian filmmaker flees country ahead of Cannes premiere

May 14, 2024

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, known for his dissident stance against the Islamic Republic, has fled his homeland amidst an eight-year prison sentence handed down...

Pakistan: Imran Khan bars ministers from foreign visits

Dec 01, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 1 : Pakistan Prime Minister has barred members of the federal cabinet from travelling abroad without permission, stating that he himself...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi released on bail after hunger strike

Feb 03, 2023

Panahi was arrested last July and later ordered to serve six years on charges of propagandizing against the government, a sentence dating back to...