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Iranian Filmmaker Panahi freed on bail

Jailed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, who has been on hunger strike for more than a week, was released on bail of 2 billion rials (just over €156,000) on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Panahi, winner of many international awards and a supporter of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in last year's disputed presidential election, was arrested in March along with his wife and daughter (read article). His family was later freed.

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Despite his release, the office of Tehran's prosecutor said his case and the indictment against him would be submitted to the capital's Revolutionary Court, IRNA said, suggesting he may still face trial. It did not give further details.

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