Mahnaz Mohammadi the 36 year old Iranian filmmaker has been secretly arrested In Tehran by unidentified security forces. Mohammadi a prominent women’s rights activist is being held incommunicado without warrant, legal or family access. Mohammadi directed an award winning short documentary ‘Women without shadows’ depicting the women living in an Iranian state run shelter for the homeless. The film has been in high demand at several international film festivals, and she was due to appear at the Cannes festival in May until her passport was seized preventing her appearance. This is Mohammadi’s third arrest by the regime in the past four years, the first involved a peaceful protest at a Teheran court, and the second while in attendance at cemetery to lay a wreath on the grave of sniper victim. Inspired by Saeed Dehghan ow.ly/5TX1v image source Maryamsinaiee ow.ly/5TWUX Women Without Shadows filmmaker arrested (August 5 2011)

Mahnaz Mohammadi the 36 year old Iranian filmmaker has been secretly arrested In Tehran by unidentified security forces. Mohammadi a prominent women’s rights activist is being held incommunicado without warrant, legal or family access. Mohammadi directed an award winning short documentary ‘Women without shadows’ depicting the women living in an Iranian state run shelter for the homeless. The film has been in high demand at several international film festivals, and she was due to appear at the Cannes festival in May until her passport was seized preventing her appearance. This is Mohammadi’s third arrest by the regime in the past four years, the first involved a peaceful protest at a Teheran court, and the second while in attendance at cemetery to lay a wreath on the grave of sniper victim.

 

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