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Al Jazeera Staff

Actress Priyanka Chopra’s Iran stand ‘selective outrage’: Critics

Priyanka Chopra attends the 'Conversation with' section at the 18th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco [File: Lilian Wagdy/Reuters]

Indian actress and United Nations goodwill ambassador Priyanka Chopra is facing criticism for her condemnation of the custodial death of Mahsa Amini in Iran while maintaining silence on women’s issues back home.

Last week, the 40-year-old Bollywood star, who is now based in the United States, posted her support for the protests in Muslim-majority Iran, saying she is in “awe” of the women fighting the government there for weeks.

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