In Iran, authorities arrested Mehdi Mahmoudian, who was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay for Jafar Panahi’s acclaimed film “It Was Just an Accident.” The arrest comes after Mahmoudian signed a public statement condemning Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The statement also denounced the crackdown on anti-government protesters, saying, “The mass and systematic killing of citizens who bravely took to the streets to bring an end to an illegitimate regime constitutes an organized state crime against humanity.” Meanwhile, Erfan Soltani, who was reportedly sentenced to death for participating in anti-government protests, was released on bail, according to human rights groups.