‘It’s not only about the veil, it’s about the freedom’: Exiled Iranian actress talks to CNN about Iran protests

CTW Farahani

'It's not only about the veil, it's about the freedom': Exiled Iranian actress talks to CNN about Iran protests

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Exiled Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani talks to CNN about the protests that erupted in Iran on September 17, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in a hospital three days after being arrested by "morality police" and taken to a "re-education center."

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