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Actress Taraneh Alidoosti at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
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She is considered one of the most important actresses in Iran, her film »The Salesman« was awarded the Oscar for best foreign language film in 2017.
Taraneh Alidoosti has now clearly shown solidarity with the protests in the country on Instagram.
In a post on Wednesday, the 38-year-old published a photo without a headscarf.
She holds a poster with the Kurdish protest slogan »Jin, Jiyan, Azadi« (Woman, Life Freedom) into the camera.
Since the outbreak of the protests, the feminist has repeatedly spoken out critically and supported the demands of the demonstrators.
A few days ago she recalled a post she had written years ago: »We are not citizens, never were.
We are prisoners, millions of prisoners.«
Alidoosti, who lives in Iran, should face consequences after her post.
Already in the weeks after the protests broke out, celebrities were repeatedly subjected to repression by state actors after expressing solidarity.
The 38-year-old's best-known films include "The Salesman" by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, the drama "Everything about Elly" and the film "Fire Magic".
"Calm down!
Yes, I am a feminist«
Alidoosti has long been considered a courageous women's rights activist.
At a press conference in Tehran in 2016, a sleeve that had rolled up revealed a »Women Power« tattoo on her arm - which sparked heated debates in the Islamic Republic.
Alidoosti finally countered: "Calm down!
Yes, I am a feminist.«
The protests in Iran have been going on since mid-September, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini.
The vice squad arrested her for allegedly violating Islamic dress codes.
The woman died in police custody on September 16.
Since her death, tens of thousands have been demonstrating across the country against the government's repressive course and the Islamic system of rule.
Iran has had strict dress codes since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
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