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Iran arrests Oscar-nominated screenwriter ahead of the Academy Awards

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian of Iran’s It Was Just an Accident was arrested in Tehran days after signing a statement condemning Iran’s crackdown on protesters; director Jafar Panahi condemned the arrest as the film remains in contention for Oscar nominations in best screenplay and best international film.

via AP News|

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Iran Detains Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Over Protest Letter

Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated co-screenwriter of Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, was arrested in Tehran after signing a public letter condemning Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei amid a crackdown on protests; the letter was signed by 17 activists including Panahi, and calls for accountability and the release of political prisoners, though Iran has not publicly disclosed the charges.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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