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Taraneh Alidoosti: European Film Institutions, Festivals Join Calls For Iranian Actress To Be Released

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The Amsterdam-based International Coalition For Filmmakers At Risk (ICFR) has issued a statement protesting the arrest of Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti and demanding her immediate and unconditional release.

The body, created in 2019 to advocate for cinema professionals at risk of political persecution, was joined by founding partners, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and European Film Academy, together with the German Film Academy and the Berlin Film Festival. “We declare our full and heartfelt solidarity with all those in Iran who stand up for their basic human rights and the freedom of expression and call on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Taraneh Alidoosti and her colleagues,” They said. “We encourage all film and culture institutions around the world to do the same.

Alidoosti, who is one of Iran’s most celebrated contemporary actresses, was arrested over the weekend. The actress, whose credits include Oscar-winning drama The Salesman and Cannes 2022 competition title Leila’s Brothers, has been daringly vocal in her support of freedom protests sparked by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in September.

In early November, she posted a picture of herself without a headscarf on her Instagram account, followed by another image showing her out shopping with uncovered hair a few days later.

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