Amnesty International will bring a petition to Febiofest in support of Yasaman Aryani, a 24-year-old actress from Iran. Aryani decided to highlight repressive and discriminatory legislation on the forced veiling of women in an artistic manner by writing poetic slogans in the Tehran underground, removing her headscarf and handing out white flowers to women. She was arrested and received a 16-year prison sentence for, among other things, “inciting and assisting corruption and prostitution by promoting unveiling”. Her sentence was commuted in February this year but she still has to spend 10 years in prison. The petition calls for her immediate and unconditional release. The winner of the Amnesty International Febiofest Award will be announced at the Closing Ceremony.
Hana Vagnerová