Iran’s main motion picture association, publicly known as the House of Cinema, has compiled a list of more than 100 media personalities, including cinema, theater and music artists, who have been detained, banned from working or leaving the country, and deprived of their ongoing contracts due to online activities in support of protests or personally joining the rallies.

Speaking to the Iranian Reformist daily, Shargh, two members of the House of Cinema elaborated on the findings by a committee set up within the House of Cinema in the wake of nationwide protests. The panel is tasked with following up on the situation of artists affected by the ongoing crackdown in Iran. It also provides them with judicial, legal and financial support.

“By now, a large number of renowned filmmakers, actors and actresses are prohibited from leaving Iran,” Alireza Hosseini told Shargh. He emphasized that to protect the rights of the affected artists, especially the detainees, the committee is not authorized to release the names and details.

“Out of the 100 people on the list, nearly 10 are filmmakers tangled with courts due to their overseas travels and participation in workshops even before the start of the protests. Another 26 are members of the Theater Forum and the Music Forum,” he said while roughly breaking down the list. “Six artists from the list are accused of signing statements, while the rest are young scriptwriters, cinematographer assistants, short-film makers and documentarians.”