Iran film director to be freed on Tuesday

Jailed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, who has been on hunger strike for more than a week, is expected to be released on Tuesday on bail of 2 billion rials (about $200,000), his wife said.

Panahi, winner of many international awards and a supporter of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in last year's disputed presidential election, was arrested in March along with his wife and daughter. His family was later freed. (Reuters)