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The intelligence agents also confiscated his computer and cellphone. It all started last may, when masih alinejad posted to facebook a few old pictures of herself without a headscarf in different locations around. Last week, the iranian tv personality vahid yaminpour reported a fake story that alinejad was raped while on drugs in london, where she is living in exile, and subsequently called her a whore on his facebook page. Journalist and womens right activist masih alinejad announced on her instagram page that her brother ali alinejad has been arrested by the agents of the islamic republics intelligence ministry. Listen to the audio pronunciation of masih alinejad on pronouncekiwi. Join facebook to connect with masih alinejad and others you may know. Masih alinejad is a whore, and not a heretic as some people claim her to be, wrote vahid yaminpour, an influential conservative iranian commentator and tv personality, on his facebook page. Masih alinejad is a prominent iranian journalist and activist who is currently in the news regarding some unfortunate circumstances. Masih is a journalist, a tv presenter, a womans rights activist and the founder of my stealthy freedom campaign against compulsory hijab in iran. Masih alinejad is a fearless champion for womens rights.
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