Iran steps up pressure on celebrities and journalists over wave of women-led protests sparked by custodial death of Mahsa Amini
Authorities warn filmmakers, athletes, musicians and actors, who have backed demonstrations against the custodial death of Mahsa Amini, against fanning the"flames of the riots."
Filmmakers, athletes, musicians and actors have backed the demonstrations, and many saw it as a signal when the national football team remained in their black tracksuits when the anthems were played before a match in Vienna against Senegal. The warnings came after almost two weeks of protests across Iran and a deadly crackdown that human rights group Amnesty International says has been marked by "ruthless violence by security forces".Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights has reported a death toll of at least 83 people, including children.Iran blames outside forces
President Ebrahim Raisi warned that, despite "grief and sorrow" over Amini's death, public security "is the red line of the Islamic Republic of Iran and no one is allowed to break the law and cause chaos". Iran has blamed outside forces, including the US, for the protests and on Wednesday launched cross-border missile and drone strikes that killed 13 people in Iraq's Kurdistan region, accusing armed groups based there of fuelling the unrest.
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