Co-writer of Oscar-nominated film It Was Just an Accident arrested in Iran

2026-02-02 - 10:45

Mehdi Mahmoudian detained after signing statement condemning Iran’s supreme leader for recent bloodshed A co-writer of Oscar-nominated film It Was Just an Accident has been arrested in Tehran just weeks before the Academy Awards, after signing a statement condemning Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, for recent bloodshed in the country. The human rights campaigner Mehdi Mahmoudian was detained on Saturday after adding his name to a statement declaring that “the primary responsibility for these atrocities lies with Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, and the repressive structure of the regime”. Continue reading...