Mahnaz Afshar Supports Iran Protests

Best known for her role in The Salesman, which won the 2016 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the 38-year-old actor made an Instagram post expressing solidarity with Mohsen Shekari, who was executed by the Iranian government last week. Shekari, 23, had been charged with blocking a street in Tehran and attacking a member of the pro-regime militia with a machete. He also was accused of “moharebeh,” or waging a war against God, a charge that carries an automatic death sentence in Iran.