Index on Censorship » Beirut Film Festival http://www.indexoncensorship.org for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 for free expression Index on Censorship no for free expression Index on Censorship » Beirut Film Festival http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org Lebanon: Festival urged not to show Iranian protest film http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/10/lebanon-festival-urged-not-to-show-iranian-protest-film/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/10/lebanon-festival-urged-not-to-show-iranian-protest-film/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:26:09 +0000 Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=16495 State censors in Lebanon have asked Beirut International Film Festival not to show an Iranian opposition film during a visit from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Originally scheduled for screening on 13 October, the day of Ahmadinejad’s arrival, the film “Green Days” documents violent protests in Iran following last year’s disputed elections. Director Hana Makhamalbaf is the [...]

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]]> have asked Beirut International Film Festival not to show an Iranian opposition film during a visit from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Originally scheduled for screening on 13 October, the day of Ahmadinejad’s arrival, the film “Green Days” documents violent protests in Iran following last year’s disputed elections. Director Hana Makhamalbaf is the daughter of Mohsen Makhamalbaf, who is close to opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.

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