An Iranian film star has publicly shown her bruised and battered face after she was summoned by Iranian security forces and held for several days.
Pantea Bahram, known to be one of Iran's most celebrated actors, shared to her 685,000 Instagram followers her bruised face on 12 October.
The photo shows the 52-year-old actress with a livid right black eye and a painful-looking bruise and graze above her lip.
The picture which was her profile photo was changed again a few hours later, according to local media.
One Instagram post by the star, the day after the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, showed a drawing of the Grim Reaper leaning on an Iranian police car.
After being summoned by the Iranian security forces, Pantea reportedly took to Instagram and posted a message saying: "Without a moment of hesitation, without a moment of stopping, not with the people, but a particle among my people."
In that post she also reportedly advertised a non-profit legal association that provides free advice to people who have been summoned by the authorities.
The post included the slogan "giving information on social networks is not a crime".
It has been reported that other Iranian artists have had their passports confiscated. This comes as the regime seeks to increase pressure on public figures in the country.
The Iranian artists include Homayoun Shajarian, 47, a famous Iranian singer and Sahar Dolatshahi, 43, an Iranian actress.
Iranian state media responded to the accusation saying the passport confiscations were just a rumour.
But one of the artists, Homoyoun said on Twitter : "Sahar and I have not received our passports yet and we are also prohibited from leaving."
The news comes as Hedieh Tehrani, a leading actress in Iranian cinema, was reportedly banned from leaving the country. Her Instagram account was also shut down for allegedly supporting the protesters.
She had previously attached a secret note to a gift she sent that was published by Iranian photographer Rehaneh Taravati, stating that the actress was given a "warning" by the security institutions of Iran.
The note read in Persian: "It is better to know that neither am I the leader of these people, nor the people whose lives have reached the limit, they do not need to invite me and people like me."
"We are together and know that the only way I can communicate is with the people on the street."
Her statement follows widespread protests that have been held across Iran, following the killing of Mehsa Amini. Since many artists and athletes have protested or expressed solidarity with the protesters.
Mahsa, 22, from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, was on a visit to Tehran when she was arrested by morality police accused of violating hijab rules on September 13.
She was allegedly beaten while in custody and spent the following days in a coma in the hospital before succumbing in the ICU on September 16.
Medical scans of her skull leaked by hackers allegedly show that she had suffered bone fractures, haemorrhages, and brain oedema.
Anti-regime media claim that Mahsa's medical records showing her history of heart disease were faked by the Iranian government.
The protests her death sparked are ongoing and, at least 201 people, including 23 children, have been killed so far, according to the non-profit Iran Human Rights latest figures released on October 12.
A growing list of celebrities have voiced their support for the protests and for Mahsa.
They include former First Lady of the United States and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres, British Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner, American model Bella Hadid, Hollywood icon Sharon Stone, pop star Justin Bieber.
As well as, Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain, Kim Kardashian, Turkish singer Melek Mosso, Penelope Cruz, Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, actress Eva Mendes, and the British Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, among others.
