[custom_adv] Fereydoon Foroughi He (1951 – 2001) was the fourth and last child of his family. He contributed greatly to Iranian music and arts and his unique voice and style soon caught on with the people. In addition to his studies in acting, playing the guitar, piano and organ he also composed music. His style was inspired by jazz and blues. He started his professional work in 1971 with the film "Adamak" by Khosrow Haritash. "Adamak" was done by Touraj Shaabankhani and the vocals were by Foroughi. [custom_adv] Jafar Panahi He was born 1960 is an film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the homeland New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved international recognition with his feature film debut, The White Balloon (1995). The film won the Caméra d'Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, the first major award won by an Iranian film at Cannes. [custom_adv] Ramin Parchami Well known homeland actor and director, Ramin Parchami, arrested during the 14th Feb protests appeared in court today. According to human rights sources reports inside homeland, Ramin Parchami was handcuffed and with a long beard looking thin and poorly surrounded by several security agents during his court appearance today.Ramin Parchami is a graduate of drama school from Azad university in acting and directing. [custom_adv] Javad Golpaygani He was born 1951, is an cinema, television actor.He worked in the film production field in 1971 and then started his acting career.He has appeared in several movies including, 'The Rebels' (1981), 'Weak Point' (1983), 'The Mercenaries' and 'Mr. Lucky' (1994).Golpayegani has participated in various TV series, such as 'The Lesson of the Mirror' (1988-1991).He married in 1976 and has a son and two daughters. [custom_adv] Pegah Ahangarani He was born 1984, is an actress and film director. She is the daughter of actress and director Manijeh Hekmat and movie director Jamshid Ahangarani. She has acted in 11 Iranian feature films since 2001 and made at least one documentary. [custom_adv] Gholamhossein Karbaschi He was born 1954 is an politician who was the mayor of capital from 1989 until 1998. He is considered politically reformist and is a close ally of former president Khatami. He was arrested, tried convicted and imprisoned on corruption charges in what the New York Times claimed "was widely seen among moderates as a politically motivated attack" by the government's conservatives and hard-liners to thwart President Khatami's reformist agenda. [custom_adv] Farzan Athari Swedish-Iranian Farzan Athari, 29, has been in prison since his arrest on May 14 last year - outside his home in the Burj Khalifa tower.He was sentenced to life in prison for possession of drugs with intent to promote - which under UAE law amounts to 25 years but the sentence was later reduced to 10 years. He has now set up a petition, which has attracted more than 60,000 signatures, to promote his plight and recorded a song from jail asking ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid for a pardon. [custom_adv] Marziyeh Vafamehr She is an independent filmmaker and actress. She is married to the film director and screenwriter Nasser Taghvai. Vafamehr was arrested on 29 June 2011, reportedly due to her acting in Granaz Moussavi's 2009 homeland-Australian film My capital for Sale that is critical of her native Iran.She was released on 24 October 2011, after posting unspecified bail. It was reported that she was sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in prison for appearing in the movie as an actress whose work is banned by the homeland authorities. [custom_adv] Ali Akbarian He was born 1971 an is former football player in esteghlal ,persepolis and national team. He was addicted to drug after retirement and he went to prison because made drug. [custom_adv] Manoochehr Nozari He (1936 - 2005) was an broadcaster, director, executer, actor. He went to prison because he was deptor.
