Iran Pushes Back Artists From Expressing Themselves Against Youth Upheaval
Iran is systematically trying to shut down those who are expressing themselves and showing their support for the fight for #Mahsa Amini Art is in peril too in Iran as in a latest movement, the celebrated director Mani Haghighi has been banned from travelling to London to showcase his latest offering the movie Subtraction that was screening in the recent London Film Festival. Releasing a latest video statement, he has said “I was prevented by the Iranian authorities from boarding my flight to London on Friday. They gave me no reasonable explanation for this utterly rude behaviour.” A formal spokesperson from the film festival has said that Mr. Haghighi was turned away from the airport and his passport confiscated forcing him to return to Tehran. Apparently, he has been vocal about Iran’s mandatory hijab law, treatment of youth and the death of the young girl #Mahsma Amini. According to the BBC reporter who has taken to Twitter and said “The regime is banning well known artists ...