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Chinese Artist Gao Zhen Sentenced to Three Years for Satirical Mao Sculptures

Rights groups say the verdict signals expanded use of a broad heroes-and-martyrs law to curb dissent.

Chinese Artist Gao Zhen Sentenced to Three Years for Satirical Mao Sculptures

Iran Court Sentences Singer Parastoo Ahmadi to 74 Lashes

Iranian Singer Reportedly Sentenced to 74 Lashes After Hijab-Free YouTube Concert

Iran Court Upholds One-Year Sentence and Travel Ban for Jafar Panahi

Iran Confirms One-Year Sentence for Filmmaker Jafar Panahi

China and Hong Kong Move to Erase Tiananmen Memory as Families Push for Answers

Jafar Panahi’s Appeal Set for Tehran Revolutionary Court Hearing on Wednesday

Berlinale Opens With ‘No Good Men’ as Wenders-Led Jury Urges Focus on Films

Amnesty Report Alleges North Korea Executes People for Consuming South Korean Media

Ai Weiwei Makes First Trip Back to China Since 2015

Jafar Panahi Explains the Covert Casting Behind 'It Was Just an Accident'

OAS Rights Commission Warns Brazil on Free-Speech Risks From Exceptional Court Measures

Iran Convicts Jafar Panahi in Absentia as New York Critics Name Him Best Director

Iran Sentences Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi to One Year in Prison

Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal, Approves Medical Transfer to Germany

Panahi's Cannes Winner 'Un Simple Accident' Set for French Release, France's Oscar Entry

Lohmeyers Honored With Aachener Friedenspreis for Jamel Anti-Extremism Festival

Iran Detains Family of London-Based Journalist Over Israel Coverage

Jafar Panahi Wins Palme d'Or for 'A Simple Accident' as Tensions Rise Between Iran and France