Celebrated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi blasts the arrest of film actor Taraneh Alidoosti, who was detained by authorities after expressing solidarity with nationwide anti-government protests that have rocked the country.
, who was detained by authorities after expressing solidarity with nationwide anti-government protests that have rocked the country.
“I have worked with Taraneh on four films and now she is in prison for her rightful support of her fellow countrymen and her opposition to the unjust sentences being issued,” Farhadi wrote on Instagram. “If showing such support is a crime, then tens of millions of people of this land are criminals.” The state media outlet IRNA reported Saturday that Alidoosti, 38, was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with a man who was recently executed because authorities alleged he blocked a road in Tehran and stabbed a pro-government militia member who required stitches.
In the Instagram post, Alidoosti wrote in part: “Every international organization who is watching this bloodshed and not taking action, is a disgrace to humanity.”
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