Iranian Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian Arrested After Condemning Regime’s Brutal Crackdown on Protesters
Iranian screenwriter and activist Mehdi Mahmoudian has been arrested by Iranian authorities after publicly condemning what he and other prominent figures described as the state’s “mass and systematic killing of citizens” during the country’s violent crackdown on protests. The arrest has drawn international attention not only because of Mahmoudian’s long-standing human rights advocacy, but also … Read more