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Baba Ramdev arrested

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

In this picture taken late Saturday, June 4, 2011, renowned yoga guru Baba Ramdev reacts hours before being arrested by police during his hunger strike in New Delhi. Police officers swooped down Sunday on the venue of a hunger strike by the charismatic Indian yoga guru and forcibly removed him and thousands of his supporters. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was detained early Sunday morning by the New Delhi police from the stage when he was sleeping with his followers. Ramdev, who is on a fast against c

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Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Freed in Iran?

Posted on May 25, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker — and recent Cannes lightning rod — Jafar Panahi is reportedly leaving jail today on $200,000 bail. The director of The White Balloon was said to have been imprisoned for his support of the country’s opposition party and begun a hunger strike last week. His cause was publicized in part by a petition boasting signatures by Robert Redford and Steven Spielberg, while also noted at a festival press conference by compatriot Abbas Kiarostami. Developing… [ AFP ]