After showing support for anti-government protesters, one of Iran’s best known actresses, Taraneh Alidoosti, have been arrested by the country’s authorities.
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| Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti. Photo: saltwire |
According to state media, 38-year old Alidoosti was detained on charges of “spreading falsehoods” concerning the protest movement that has taken hold of the country.
Taraneh Alidoosti, best known internationally for her role in the Salesman film, which won an Oscar Award, posted on Instagram last week, condemning the execution of a man for being involved with the protests.
He was killed by authorities after they accused him of being a “rioter” who intercepted a main road in Tehran sometime in September and inflicted wound on a paramilitary force member with a machete.
She wrote: “His name was Mohsen Shekari. Every international organisation who is watching this bloodshed and not taking action, is a disgrace to humanity.”
Alidoosti’s Instagram account with more than eight million followers was taken down recently.
