‘Watching this bloodshed and not taking action, is a disgrace to humanity,’ the 38-year-old wrote on Instagram on December 8.
Iranian authorities have arrested one of the country’s most famous actor days after she voiced support for the nationwide protests sparked by the death of a woman in custody, state media reported on Saturday.
Taraneh Alidoosti, who starred in Oscar-winning movie The Salesman, was arrested on charges of spreading falsehoods after she had shared a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes allegedly committed during the demonstrations, the Associated Press reported.
On December 8, the Islamic Republic executed the first detainee linked with the protests, a 23-year-old named Mohsen Shekari. He was convicted and sentenced to death for blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary officer during the early phase of the protests in mid-September.
