in western australia. she was pronounced dead after being pulled from the swan river, in fremantle. reports say the girl was riding jet skis with friends when the incident happened, and local police say it ss possible the girl had jumped in the water to swim with dolphins nearby. it s believed to be the first fatal shark attack in the swan river in 100 years. an award winning iranian film maker, jafar panahi, has been released from jail on bail on friday, two days after he went on hunger strike to demand an end to his imprisonment. mr panahi was arrested last july when he protested against the detention of two fellow film makers, who had been critical of the authorities. earlier, my colleague, ben boulos, spoke to kasra naji from the bbc persian service. he was released yesterday evening, early evening, and he was released two days after he had announced, as you said, going on hunger strike
an award winning iranian film maker, jafar panahi, has been released from jail on bail on friday, two days after he went on hunger strike to demand an end to his imprisonment. mr panahi was arrested last july when he protested against the detention of two fellow film makers, who had been critical of the authorities. i am nowjoined by kasra naji from the bbc persian service. why was the decision made to release him? we why was the decision made to release him? ~ ., , why was the decision made to release him? . . , ., him? we aren t quite sure, of course. him? we aren t quite sure, of course- the him? we aren t quite sure, of course. the iranian him? we aren t quite sure, of course. the iranianjudiciary l course. the iranian judiciary doesn t course. the iranianjudiciary doesn t announce these things but he was announced yesterday evening, early evening, and he was released two days after he announced, as you said, going on hunger strike because he was in legal limbo. he didn t k
shark attack in the swan river in a hundred years. an award winning iranian film maker, jafar panahi, has been released from jail on bail on friday, two days after he went on hunger strike to demand an end to his imprisonment. mr panahi was arrested last july when he protested against the detention of two fellow film makers, who had been critical of the authorities. earlier i spoke to kasra naji from the bbc persian service. he was released yesterday evening, early evening, and he was released two days after he announced, as you said, going on hunger strike because he was in legal limbo. he didn t know why he was in jail, on what charges and the judiciary officials were not announcing anything about his case. and after quite a bit of publicity about him going on strike, authorities released him. for what had he been arrested?
36 year old aida rostami had been helping the wounded in the unrest in a sprawling neighbourhood in western tehran, one of the flashpoints in the protests that have been sweeping the country. earlier i spoke to bbc persian s special correspondent kasra naji. the story of this young woman, her name is aida rostami, she was 36 a doctor and apparently she was helping all of those wounded protesters who did not dare go into hospitals because the hospitals are surrounded by security forces and they were fearing that if they go to a hospital for treatment, they will be picked up interested.
joining me now is bbc persian s special correspondent kasra naji. should we start with the doctor, this is the latest line that we are hearing. this is the latest line that we are hearinu. ., , . , hearing. the latest line which is very shocking hearing. the latest line which is very shocking and hearing. the latest line which is very shocking and part - hearing. the latest line which is very shocking and part of - hearing. the latest line which is very shocking and part of this i very shocking and part of this ongoing development in iran which is getting grimmer by the day and the story of this young woman, her name is aida rostami, she was 36 doctor and apparently she was helping all of those wounded protesters who did not dare go into hospitals because the hospitals are surrounded by security forces and they were fearing that if they go to a hospital for treatment, they will be picked up interested. so she took it upon herself to go to this particular neighbourhood sprawling