Iran releases famous film actress " Taraneh Alidoosti"
Iran released a prominent actress from an Oscar-winning film, nearly three weeks after she was jailed for criticising a crackdown on anti-government protests, local reports said.
Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning 2016 film, “The Salesman,” was released on bail.
After her release from the Evin Prison in Tehran, Alidoosti posed with bunches of flowers, surrounded by friends.
No further details have been released about her case.
Alidoosti was among several Iranian celebrities to express support for the nationwide protests and criticise the authorities' violent clampdown on dissent.
She had posted at least three messages in support of the protests on Instagram before her account was disabled.
The protests mark one of the biggest challenges to the Islamic Republic since it was established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Security forces have used live ammunition, bird shot, tear gas and batons to disperse protesters, according to rights groups.
The Iranian reports on Alidoosti's release did not say whether she has been charged with anything or if she will stand trial.
It was also unclear whether she faces travel restrictions as part of the terms of her release.
At least 516 protesters have been killed and over 19,000 people have been arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that has closely monitored the unrest. Iranian authorities have not provided an official count of those killed or detained.
