Human rights groups say chef and social media influencer Navab Ebrahimi has been detained in Iran.
abc.net.au/news/iran-detains-celebrity-chef-in-protest-crackdown/101832820Iran has detained a prominent chef, known for his videos promoting Persian cooking, in its crackdown on nationwide protests, human rights groups and supporters say.Instagram users say he was arrested after posting a recipe for Persian cutletsNavab Ebrahimi was arrested in Tehran on Wednesday and taken to the city's Evin prison, the Human Rights Activists News Agency said.Mr Ebrahimi has some 2.
According to social media users the arrest coincided with him posting a recipe to make Persian cutlets on the day the Iranian authorities marked the third anniversary of the killing of Revolutionary Guard general Qassem Soleimani.was killed in an air strike at Baghdad's international airport in January 2020, on the direct orders of former US president Donald Trump.
Some Iranians opposed to the regime have made a habit of posting images of cutlets on the anniversary of his death, in reference to the manner of his killing in a US drone strike in Iraq. The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran said "users speculate that his arrest had something to do with his Instagram story" about cutlets.
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