Tehran calls in Britain's charge d'affaires Isabelle Marsh, to protest allegations that Tehran made "threats" to the lives of UK-based journalists that forced the shutdown of the Iran International television operation in London.
Panahi was arrested last July when he went to the Tehran prosecutor’s office to inquire about the arrests of two other Iranian filmmakers, and was held at the Evin Prison.
The bloggers received five-year terms each for "collusion against national security" by using their social media accounts to stir protests in Iran.
Iran strongly condemned new sanctions imposed by the EU and Britain and said it would retaliate, after the West stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests.
The EU and the UK introduce new sanctions against Iran for its violent crackdown on domestic protesters, but the EU says it will not yet designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group without a court order.
Three suspects were recently convicted of allegedly killing members of Iran's Basij Resistance Forces during protests in Isfahan, but rights groups question the fairness of the trials.
Iran has accused foreign adversaries of fomenting unrest, which erupted in the country three months ago after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by morality police enforcing the country's mandatory dress code laws.
US announces new round of sanctions on Iran's top prosecutor, a vehicle manufacturer, and officials from the elite Revolutionary Guards.
Mohammad Ali Kamfirouzi was the lawyer of Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who were charged with conspiring against national security and propaganda against the state.
Nationwide protests erupted after the 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death in September as other detainees also face possible death penalty for their involvement in the protests.
The US Soccer Federation decided to forego Iran's official flag on social media accounts to show support for protesters, which sparked anger online as Tehran accused Washington of removing the name of God.
UN rights chief Volker Turk says Iran is in a full-fledged human rights crisis and calls for an independent and transparent investigative process into alleged violations of human rights.
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