‘It Was Just An Accident’ Co-Writer Arrested in Iran

Mehdi Mahmoudian, the co-writer of Jafar Panahi’s Oscar-nominated political drama “It Was Just An Accident,” was arrested in Tehran on Saturday after endorsing a statement denouncing the actions of Ali Khamenei, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Two of the other 17 co-singers were also arrested. Panahi, who was recently sentenced in absentia […]