Brussels, 29/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - In a letter to Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday 27 October, 45 MEPs called for the punishment of six years in prison and 223 lashings for film director Keywan Karimi to be cancelled. This punishment was imposed on Karimi on 13 October 2015 for “propagating against the ruling system” and “insulting religious sanctities” with his films, and for “illicit relations” for shaking the hand of women to whom he is not related.
“We ask...