Iran sentences man to death over killing prominent filmmaker
Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahida Mohammadifar attend a ceremony in Tehran on July 1, 2015. Photo: Abdulwahed Mirzazadeh/Isna News/AFP
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over the killing of renowned filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife months ago at their home near Tehran, the judiciary said Monday.Mehrjui, an 83-year-old director associated with the Iranian new wave of cinema, was stabbed to death along with his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar in October at...