(Washington Insider Magazine) – One of Iran’s most famous actresses was released from Tehran’s Evin Prison following being accused of posting inflammatory content on her social media accounts last month. Taraneh Alidoosti was greeted by friends and family outside of the prison this week in a photo posted by BBC.
The social media post in question? Alidoosti posted a photo without her traditional headscarf while condemning the first execution carried out by the Iranian government on a protestor. Many other prominent members of the acting community backed protests against the regime.
Taraneh Alidoosti Update: Why Was She In Prison?
About four months ago, the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran sparked the outrage that led to Alidoosti’s social media post. Amini was a 22-year-old woman detained by police for improperly wearing her hijab in public.
Authorities in Iran are responding to the outrage with lethal force, as at least 500 protestors have been killed and nearly 20,000 arrested during the riots.
Human rights groups are weighing in on the continued struggle taking place throughout Iran. Two more protestors were executed last month, and many organizations consider these punishments blatant miscarriages of justice.
Reports of protestors being tortured into confessions and denied due process of law began to surface as Alidoosti was initially taken into custody. Alidoosti took to social media once again once released from prison.
In an Instagram post, she said that every organization witnessing the bloodshed in Iran but not doing anything should be ashamed of themselves, calling them a disgrace to humanity for not taking action and helping the Iranian people.
Katayoun Riahi and Hengameh Ghaziani are also prominent actresses in Iran who were taken into custody for their public support of the protests in Iran.
They have been subsequently released from prison on bail and intend to support the families of protestors killed in the riots thus far.
In a satirical cartoon published by Charlie Hebdo, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being mocked, resulting in death threats to the magazine.
Additional reports of those forced into false confessions from torture have surfaced, as in the case of Seyed Mohammad Hosseini and Mohammad Mehdi Karami, whose appeals were rejected by the Iranian court.
