Mohammad Rasoulof

Mohammad Rasoulof is a filmmaker from Shiraz. He was arrested several times for his activities. In June 2022 he was arrested for signing the “put your weapons down” declaration and his previous case went into effect.

Mr. Rasoulof’s films are banned from movie theaters. In his “Handwritings Don’t Burn” film he addressed the serial murders by the Ministry of Information in the 1990s, and in his other film “There is no Satan” he presents the destructive impact of the death sentence. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='25898'> Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasolouf and other cast and crew of a film said to be about the Green Movement have been arrested. According to IPA, they were sent to Evin’s Section 209 </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25899'> Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced to six years in prison and a 20-year ban on filmmaking on charges "propaganda against the system" and "assembly and collusion against national security" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25905'> According to a report, he was released from prison on this day </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25903'> Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian film director, was tried in the Branch 26 of Tehran’s revolutionary court headed by Judge Iman Afshari, convicted of “propaganda against the regime” and, a few days later, sentenced to a year in prison, two years of ban from leaving the country and deprivation from political activity. The IRGC had brought this suit on </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41174'> <reference source='https://cutt.ly/cXrlJvV'> IRNA reported that Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Al Ahmad were arrested and taken to Evin Prison. It seems the two filmmakers were arrested for signing the “Put Your Weapons Down” declaration which was written and published by a group of Iranian filmmakers. The declaration was published in protest of the crackdown on protesters by the security forces in Abadan. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41175'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35844/'> After arriving at Evin Prosecutor’s office to follow up on the case of arrested filmmakers Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Al Ahmad, Mr. Panahi was arrested and taken to Evin Prison. According to HRANA, after arrest, Mr. Panahi was transferred to hall 7 at ward 8 of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41177'> <reference source='https://t.me/bbcpersian/140998'> According to BBC Persian, despite providing the bail amount, Mohammad Rasoulof was transferred to Evin Prison to serve his sentence from the previous case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47338'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39747/'> He was released from prison. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>