Condemned the detention of
Jafar Panahi, arrested on 1 March 2010
along with
Mohammad Rasoulof and
Mehdi Pourmoussa. "Mr.
Panahi is a dedicated filmmaker whose artistic work has won praise
around the world. I appeal to the Iranian leadership in Tehran to do
everything it can to ensure Mr. Panahi is released without delay." Pourmoussa and Rasoulof were released from the Evin prison on 17 March 2010, but Panahi remains in ward 209.