The Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti was recently taken from her home, in Tehran, by local authorities after she denounced the government for its execution of a young protester, Mohsen Shekari.
The Iranian government’s campaign to crush a nationwide revolt reached one of its most famous actresses Saturday, with the arrest and detention of Taraneh Alidoosti, a beloved movie star known internationally for her role in the 2016 Oscar-winning film “The Salesman.” Alidoosti was taken from her home, in Tehran, by local authorities after she denounced the government for its execution, earlier this month, of a young protester, Mohsen Shekari.
Alidoosti, who has a nine-year-old daughter, is a leading figure in Iran’s internationally respected movie industry; her arrest is a measure of how thoroughly Iran’s leaders appear to have lost the support of the population. She is perhaps best known for her role in “,’’ which won the 2017 Academy Award for best international feature.
Alidoosti is the latest of several artists to be arrested and jailed by the Iranian regime, whose senior ranks are dominated by bearded elderly men. Among those arrested are Saman Yasin, a Kurdish rap artist, who has since been sentenced to death; Hossein Mohamadi, a stage actor, alsoto death; and Toomaj Salehi, a rap artist.
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