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Iran protests: Two actors detained after appearing in public without hijab

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Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi - two prominent actors in Iran have been detained for 'provocative' social media posts as a crackdown on anti-hijab protesters continues in the Islamic Republic, as reported by the state-run IRNA news agency. The two prominent actors have expressed solidarity with the protest movement and removed their head scarves in public in an apparent act of defiance against the regime.