Iran Frees Two Held Over Alleged BBC Ties

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's semi-official Fars news agency says two filmmakers arrested last month over their alleged links to BBC Loading... 's Farsi-language service have been released. Fars said Monday that Nasser Saffarian and Mohsen Shahrnaz had been freed, without providing further details. The agency did not say if four other independent filmmakers detained on the same charges – providing the ...
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's semi-official Fars news agency says two filmmakers arrested last month over their alleged links to BBC's Farsi-language service have been released.

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