SAG-AFTRA condemned the arrests of two Iranian actors and other protesters during recent protests that have engulfed the Islamic Republic.
“Two prominent Iranian actors, Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi, were recently arrested for removing their headscarves in public in solidarity with protesters,” the guild said in a statement on Friday. “They were just two of many people arrested, harassed and killed by the Iranian government since unrest broke out over the death of Mahsa Amini, who was reportedly beaten to death by the so-called Iranian deputy police force.
“Two months earlier, the Iranian government sentenced two women to death for supporting LGBTQ rights.
“SAG-AFTRA supports the two actors, the activists, all human rights defenders and the Iranian people who deserve the right to live without fear of death and imprisonment from brutality and persecution. We fervently hope for a world where everyone is free to be themselves, free from persecution and violence.”
Author: David Robb
Source: Deadline
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