Iran authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

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CAIRO (AP) — Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most renowned actresses Saturday on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said.

The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes allegedly committed during the protests.

The announcement is the latest in a series of celebrity arrests, that have included footballers, actors and influencers, in response to their open display of support for anti-government demonstrations now in their third month

According to the report published on the state media’s official Telegram channel, Alidoosti was arrested because she did not provide ”any documents in line with her claims.″



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[Ford_Prefect]

1. This will not end well for the arresting authorities.

[FakeNoose]

2. Oh dear, this is bad news for Taraneh Alidoosti

Posting comments on Instagram can have deadly consequences, in the wrong country.

[barbtries]

3. they'll do anything

including genocide to maintain power. I feel so helpless. One of my daughter's childhood friends is from Iran and she posts daily on Instagram about what is happening there.

https://www.instagram.com/niosha.kt/

she posts in stories. the news is grim. I believe the West needs to take action but it's so hard to know the right thing to do. These are young people dying for a secular democracy and freedom from oppression.

I also have a former co-worker from Iran. She has family still there. I asked her if they would kill all the people they've thrown into prison and she said yes. They hung a man in public the other day. Barbarians. it's heartbreaking.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Watching the horrific persecution of women is heart breaking.

The world can do nothing it appears.

[Evolve Dammit]

7. Agreed. Perhaps we should have done as Sen. McCain suggested. What we have done does not seem to be

working. They are allies with Russia, China, RNK? The sides are being drawn and the ramifications are enormous. I hate injustice and oppression. We have it here but it damn near became permanent.
I had the fortune of growing up with my older brother and his college friends. One from Iran, one from Iraq, and one from Nigeria. I just thought everyone was the same starting at age 8? And it really is true. It's autocratic governments using religion and truped up hate based on grievances that have warped the human populace.

[barbtries]

8. I would add greed

and lust for power. Perhaps a surfeit of psychopathy and certainly age old misogyny.

the world stands by wringing its hands. that's how i feel.

[Evolve Dammit]

9. no argument here. We are all along for the ride with little power

[SunSeeker]

5. K & R for exposure.

[artemisia1]

6. Unfortunately, Fundies in the U.S. love beating children, but Fundies in Iran love hanging women /nt

[ChcioInf]

10. Seriously inching

to the tipping of erasure. Refuge classmates narrated the gradual erosion of a unique culture that boasted high tolerance of multi-religions with great passion for higher knowledge across the spectrum of humanity. At school we studied a great deal of Persion history and influence over the ages. Truly saddend to see the current state constantly deteriorating.