Celebrated Iranian film director Jafar Panahi stands in front of shelves of cameras during an interview with AFP in Tehran on August 30, 2010. Panahi, who spent three months in Tehran’s Evin prison, is expected to present his latest film “The Accordion” at the Venice Film Festival September 1-11, 2010. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE
Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is seen in Tehran on November 1, 2008. Sotoudeh was sentenced to 11 years in prison for defending opposition members after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009. A dozen lawyers defending human rights cases and opposition members are currently imprisoned in Iran, according to Amnesty International, which describes them as prisoners of conscience. AFP PHOTO/ARASH ASHOURINIA === IRAN OUT ===
