Iranian authorities released actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail, several weeks after she had been arrested for criticizing the government's crackdown on anti-government protests.
, who was executed by the authorities on Dec. 8 in the first known execution in response to the protests.reported. “Every international organization who is watching this bloodshed and not taking action, is a disgrace to humanity.”The protests began in mid-September in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iranian authorities, prompting some of the largest anti-government protests in years.
Alidoosti was initially arrested for “lack of evidence for her claims” in connection to her post about Shekari, per“Today, my client Ms Taraneh Alidoosti will be released from Evin prison after posting bail," her attorney, Zahra Minooei, wrote on Twitter, theIranian media reports did not specify whether Alidoosti has been charged with a crime or whether she will have to stand trial, AP reported.
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