Actress who starred in Oscar-winning film arrested by Iranian authorities

Alidoosti has made at least three posts on her Instagram account expressing solidarity with protesters since the demonstrations broke out in September.

Taraneh Alidoosti (Daniel Cole/AP)

Iranian authorities have arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that have gripped the country, state media said.

The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning film The Salesman, was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes committed during the nationwide protests.