Marzieh Vafamehr
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Marzieh Vafamehr is an Iranian independent filmmaker and actress living in Tehran
. She is married to the film director and screenwriter Nasser Taghvai. Marzieh Vafamehr was arrested at the 29 of June 2011, reportedly due to her acting in Granaz Moussavi
's 2009 Iranian-Australian film My Tehran for Sale
that is critical of her native Iran
. She was released in 24 October 2011, after posting unspecified bail. It was reported that she was sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in prison for appearing in the movie as an actress whose work is banned by the Iranian authorities. On October 27, 2011, Amnesty International
reported that an Iranian appeals court had reduced Vafamehr's prison sentence to three months and overturned the flogging sentence. Finally Marzieh Vafamehr was imprisoned 118 days in Gharchak Varamin.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. She is married to the film director and screenwriter Nasser Taghvai. Marzieh Vafamehr was arrested at the 29 of June 2011, reportedly due to her acting in Granaz Moussavi
Granaz Moussavi
Granaz Moussavi , is an Iranian-Australian contemporary poet, film director and screen writer. She is primarily renowned for her avant-garde poetry in the 90's...
's 2009 Iranian-Australian film My Tehran for Sale
My Tehran for Sale
My Tehran for Sale , is an internationally acclaimed 2009 Australian-Iranian feature film written and directed by avant-garde poet turned filmmaker Granaz Moussavi, produced by Cyanfilms and starring Marzieh Vafamehr, Amir Chegini and Asha Mehrabi.Officially selected by Toronto, Rotterdam, Pusan...
that is critical of her native Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. She was released in 24 October 2011, after posting unspecified bail. It was reported that she was sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in prison for appearing in the movie as an actress whose work is banned by the Iranian authorities. On October 27, 2011, Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
reported that an Iranian appeals court had reduced Vafamehr's prison sentence to three months and overturned the flogging sentence. Finally Marzieh Vafamehr was imprisoned 118 days in Gharchak Varamin.