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Jafar Panahi Wins Palme d'Or for Censorship-Defying Film at Cannes

The dissident Iranian filmmaker's victory for 'It Was Just an Accident' highlights resistance to repression and raises diplomatic tensions.

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Iranian Filmmakers Sentenced to Suspended Jail Terms Over Acclaimed Film

Spyware Campaign Targets Minority Groups with Over 100 Malicious Apps

Cambridge Secures High Court Injunction to Limit Campus Protests

Iranian Singer Mehdi Yarrahi Flogged 74 Times for Protest Song

Saudi Woman Released After Four-Year Imprisonment Over Tweets Supporting Women’s Rights

Swiss Authorities Detain and Deport Palestinian-American Journalist Ali Abunimah