Iranian authorities released famous actress Hengameh Ghaziani on bail on Sunday, two news agencies said, more than a week after she was arrested for supporting the protest movement.
The Islamic Republic is the scene of protests sparked on September 16 by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died after being detained by vice police for allegedly breaking the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code.
The authorities denounce “riots” encouraged according to them by the West.
Barehead video on Instagram
Hengameh Ghaziani was released on Sunday “by order of the judicial authority,” the official Irna news agency announced the same day. According to the Tasnim agency, he was released on bail. The actress was arrested on November 20 for inciting and supporting “riots” and communicating with opposition media, according to Irna.
The actress had posted on her Instagram account -since it is not available- a video recorded on a Tehran street in which she appears bareheaded in front of the camera without speaking, then turns around and queues up. horse as other women do before going to demonstrate.
At 52, she had twice won the best female performance award at Tehran’s Fajr film festival in 2008 and 2012.
thousands of arrests
On Saturday, local media announced the release of the famous Kurdish footballer, Voria Ghafouri, arrested on Thursday for “propaganda” against the state. His wife denied his release on Instagram.
Authorities have reported thousands of people arrested in connection with the protests, including film, political and sports personalities.
Source: BFM TV
