This Iranian model’s dress, which includes a neckline that resembles a noose, sparked controversy online …
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00:00This Iranian model's dress sparked controversy. The long black dress, which featured a neckline
00:05resembling a noose, was worn in protest of Iran's recent string of executions. In an Instagram post,
00:12Jaberi said she, her designer, and team wanted to bring media attention to the wrongful executions
00:19of Iranian people while on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. The dress drew both praise
00:25and criticism online, with some commending the model's braveness for making a political
00:30statement on the film festival's biggest stage, and others calling the decision
00:35absolutely disgraceful all around. According to the Human Rights Activist News Agency,
00:41at least 192 people in Iran have been executed since the beginning of 2023.
00:46It is believed at least 45 of those executions were carried out the first week of May.