Oscar-winning actress Taraneh Alidoosti has been arrested by police in Iran. He has been arrested for supporting the Hijab movement.
Islamic laws are strictly followed in Iran, an Islamic country. It is compulsory for girls above 9 years of age to wear hijab. Also, a separate police unit called Morality Police was formed to monitor the compliance of such legal regulations. This police unit used to threaten violators with severe punishment on sight.
In this case, a 22-year-old girl named Masha Amini, who was traveling in a car without wearing a hijab on September 16, was killed in an attack by the cultural police. In Iran, women, college students, human rights activists and others have led a series of protests against this law. Many leading celebrities of the country also supported this protest.
Famous actress Tarane Alidoosti supported this protest. His 2016 film The Salesman won the prestigious Oscar. Iranian protester Mohsen Shekhari was executed by the Iranian government during the anti-government protests.
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Expressing strong condemnation of this, actress Dharane had published a post with strong condemnation on her Instagram page. The post, which Dharane posted with a photo without hijab, quickly went viral. This angered the country’s government, which blocked actress Dharane’s Instagram account and arrested her. According to the police, he has been arrested for the crime of spreading wrong ideas and creating confusion in the country.
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