Iranian authorities released famous actress Hengameh Ghaziani on bail on Sunday, two news agencies said, more than a week after she was arrested for supporting the protest movement.
The Islamic Republic is the scene of protests sparked on September 16 by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd who died after she was arrested by vice police for allegedly breaking the Islamic Republic's strict dress code. .
The authorities denounce "
riots
" encouraged according to them by the West.
Hengameh Ghaziani was released on Sunday "
by order of the judicial authority
", the official Irna news agency announced the same day.
According to the Tasnim agency, she was released on bail.
Hengameh Ghaziani was arrested on November 20 for inciting and supporting the "
riots
" and communicating with opposition media, according to Irna.
The actress had posted on her Instagram account a video shot in a street in Tehran in which she is bareheaded in front of the camera without speaking, then turns around and puts a ponytail like other women do before. to go demonstrate.
Aged 52, she had twice won the prize for best female performance at the Fajr film festival in Tehran in 2008 and 2012.
On Saturday, local media announced the release of the famous Kurdish footballer, Voria Ghafouri, arrested on Thursday for "
propaganda
" against the state.
His wife denied his release on Instagram.
Authorities have reported thousands of people arrested in connection with the protests, including film, political and sports figures.