Hamid Pourazari | |
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Persian: حمید پورآذری | |
Born | Hamid Pourazari August 5, 1968 Tehran, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
Education | Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1991-present |
Hamid Pourazari (Persian: حمید پورآذری; born August 5, 1968 in Tehran) is an Iranian theatre director,[1] actor[2] and playwright who was arrested by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during thne Mahsa Amini protests.[3]
During the Mahsa Amini protests, which contested the mandatory hijab, a video appeared on Soheila Golestani's Instagram page. In it, she, along with several actors including theater director Pourazari and others, appeared without hijabs.[4][5][6] Following the video's release, both Golestani and Pourazari were arrested.[7][8] This form of protest was subsequently replicated by other groups of Iranian and foreign artists. After three months, Hamid Pourazari was released on bail.[9][10][11]