Jafar Panahi, the Iranian director of 'No Bears' who was detained in Tehran last July. He was later given a six-year prison sentence for the charge of spreading "anti-government propaganda".
Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner won the gold in mixed doubles curling at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Will that be enough to rekindle a nation s love affair with the sport before the Games go to Italy in 2026?