Iran protests: Secret committee 'punished celebrities over dissent'

#Iran formed a secret committee last year to punish celebrities who backed the current anti-government #protests, leaked documents seen by the #BBC show.

"As well as Ali #Daei and Taraneh #Alidoosti, who was arrested on 17 December after condemning the execution of a protester and released on bail two weeks later, the celebrities on the list included filmmakers Asghar #Farhadi, Pegah #Ahangarani, Manijeh #Hekmat, Barzou #Arjomand and Shahin #Samadpour, and former TV host Ehsan #Karami."

#MahsaAmini #IranProtests #IranRevolution #IslamicRepublic

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65373847