Iran has released top Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail, state media reported on Wednesday, weeks after she was detained for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests that have rocked the Islamic Republic for months.
IRANIAN actress Taraneh Alidoosti in About Elly
The semi-official ILNA news agency, citing her lawyer, said “Alidoosti, who was arrested on Dec. 17, was released today on bail,” without giving further details.The protests, sparked by the death of a young Kurdish woman while in the custody of the morality police, have posed one of the biggest legitimacy challenges to the Shi’ite Muslim-ruled Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution.
Dozens of female Iranian actresses and artists have posted pictures of themselves without the compulsory hijab, in solidarity with the demonstrations in which women have played a leading role.
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