He was arrested in July for criticizing the federal government’s crackdown on protests within the southwestern metropolis of Abadan over a lethal constructing collapse. Two months later, nationwide protests broke out after a 22-year-old girl died within the custody of the nation’s morality police.

The Shargh newspaper, which is related to the nation’s reform motion, mentioned Rasoulof had not too long ago been furloughed from jail and was formally launched, with out specifying the dates or offering additional data. There was no official remark.

Earlier this month, Iran launched famed director Jafar Panahi, who was arrested in July after inquiring concerning the detention of Rasoulof and one other colleague. Authorities additionally launched Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail, after she was detained for criticizing the crackdown on the newest protests.

Iranians took to the streets over the September demise of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian girl who was detained by the morality police for allegedly violating the nation’s strict Islamic costume code. The protests escalated into requires the overthrow of the nation’s ruling clerics, marking one of many greatest challenges they’ve confronted since coming to energy within the 1979 revolution.

Not less than 529 protesters have been killed and practically 20,000 arrested since these protests started, in accordance with Human Rights Activists in Iran, a gaggle that has carefully monitored the unrest. Iranian authorities haven’t launched official figures for these killed or arrested.

“There Is No Evil,” which tells 4 tales loosely linked to the usage of the demise penalty in Iran, gained the Golden Bear prize at Berlin in 2020. Rasoulof wasn’t there to just accept the award because of a journey ban imposed on him by Iranian authorities.