Iran detains prominent activist, two filmmakers on security charges


  • World
  • Saturday, 09 Jul 2022

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested a prominent reformist activist and two filmmakers on charges of acting against national security, local media said on Friday.

Mostafa Tajzadeh, a former reformist deputy interior minister turned activist, was detained on charges of "acting against national security and spreading lies to disturb public opinion", the semi-official news agency Mehr reported.

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