Oscar-nominated co-writer of 'It Was Simply an Accident' launched from Iranian jail

Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated cowriter of “It Was Just an Accident,” has been launched from an Iranian jail 17 days after his arrest, in response to native media reviews. Mahmoudian was arrested in Tehran shortly after signing an announcement condemning Islamic Republic chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the regime’s violent crackdown on demonstrators. On Tuesday, he […]