Actress Taraneh Alidoosti, a celebrity who challenges the Iranian regime, has been released from prison

After 3 weeks of detention, she is free. Taraneh Alidoosti, famous Iranian actress, was released from prison on Wednesday 4 January after paying bail. According to the local news site IranWirethe 38-year-old actress was arrested at her home on Dec. 17 for ” posting false and distorted content and inciting mayhem In other words, for supporting the demonstrations against the Tehran regime that have been taking place in Iran since September 17, the day of the burial of Mahsa Ahmini, who died after being arrested by the moral police for not wearing the hijab correctly.

Censorship of influential people

To justify the arrest of Taraneh Alidoosti, best known for her role in the film The sellerawarded with the Oscar in 2016Tehran’s prosecutor’s office said Tehran had not provided documents justifying her inflammatory remarks. in question, a photo he had posted on his Instagram account, then deleted but reposted of the famous Anglo-Iranian actress Nazanin Boniadi, which portrays her without a veil, accompanied by the slogan of the Iranian revolution” woman, life, freedom ».

According to International mailTaraneh Alidoosti also reacted on social media to the first execution of a protester, Mohsen Shekari. He then criticized the international community and Iranians for not protesting, saying: “Your silence means support for oppression and tyranny”. The actress even addressed the Iranian power directly with these words: “ Wait for the aftermath of this bloodbath. » According to The Guardian, the arrest of the actress is symptomatic of the regime’s attempt “ crack down on celebrities who use their status to challenge the regime”.

But as soon as she was released, Taraneh Alidoosti made it clear that she did not intend to be intimidated by this arrest. As reported IranWireon the day of her release, the mother posted on Instagram a photo of her daughter outside the prison, without the hijab, accompanied by a message “ calling for the release of all those who have been jailed since the movement began in mid-September ».