RFL/RE – Popular Iranian film and television actress Mitra Hajjar has been arrested, the IRNA news agency reported on December 3. Mehdi Kohian, a member of a group that monitors artists’ arrests, has confirmed Hajjar’s detention. The reason for the arrest of Hajjar, who is also an environmental activist, was not immediately clear. Last month, Hajjar was one of the artists summoned by prosecutors and questioned about “provocative” content posted online amid a wave of popular protests caused by the death in September of a young woman in the custody of Iran’s notorious morality police. To read the original story from RFE/RL’s Radio Farda, click here.
- 1 year ago
Michael Earhart
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Popular Iranian Actress Mitra Hajjar Arrested
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