Katayun Riyahi on the right, Hengama Ghaziani on the left

Tehran: The Iranian government has arrested two prominent film stars who supported the months-long protests after the killing of Mahsa Amini.
Actresses Hengame Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were arrested for removing their headscarves in public.

According to Iran's national news agency, IRNA, the two were detained after a summons was issued after an investigation into incendiary social media statements.

Ghaziani shared a video of herself removing her hijab on her Instagram account on November 19, captioning the image, "This might be my last post."
In another post last week, she also accused the Iranian government of killing more than fifty children.

The Iranian government explained that the arrests were made for encouraging and supporting the rebellion and communicating with anti-government media.

Riahi was also arrested following investigations related to similar incidents.

In September, Riyahi gave an interview to London-based Iran International TV without wearing a hijab, according to Iranian government reports of her arrest.

Riyahi is the recipient of many awards for her acting and humanitarian activities.

The government claims that the protests that have been ongoing for more than two months are just intended to create riots in the country, and the government also accuses its enemies of encouraging the agitators.

The Iranian government has so far sentenced six people to death for participating in anti-hijab protests.

At least 21 people have been charged with crimes that could lead to the death penalty, according to reports released by Amnesty International.

Iranian human rights organizations also release figures showing that state repression has killed at least 378 people, 47 of whom were children.
Sportsmen and film stars have also been victims of mass arrests and reprisals.

According to media reports, Yahya Golmohammadi's coach from Persepolis FC, one of Iran's most well-known football clubs, was also questioned about the rebellion.

The head of the Iran Boxing Federation, Hossein Suri, said that he will not return to Iran after participating in a tournament in Spain.

In the video message he shared, he explains that he is not interested in serving a country that kills people.

The national team captain, Ehsan Hajsafi also stated the other day that the Iran team members wanted to be the voice of the people of the country during the World Cup in Qatar.