{"id":890874,"date":"2022-11-21T00:21:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T00:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/nov\/21\/iran-arrests-actors-for-removing-headscarves-in-wider-crackdown-on-celebrities"},"modified":"2022-11-21T00:21:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T00:21:48","slug":"iran-arrests-top-actors-who-removed-headcarves-in-wider-crackdown-on-celebrities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/11\/21\/iran-arrests-top-actors-who-removed-headcarves-in-wider-crackdown-on-celebrities\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran arrests top actors who removed headcarves, in wider crackdown on celebrities"},"content":{"rendered":"
Prominent Iranians in film and sport have been condemned for expressing solidarity with the protest movement<\/p>\n
Iran has arrested two prominent actors who expressed solidarity with the country\u2019s protest movement and removed their headscarves in public, according to state media.<\/p>\n
Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were both detained after being summoned by prosecutors looking into their \u201cprovocative\u201d social media posts, Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency said.<\/p>\n