Another Broadcaster from State Media Migrates; Zhila Amirshahi Moves to Canada Without Mandatory Hijab

Continuing the wave of migration and exit of personnel from the Islamic Republic's state media, a veteran broadcaster and presenter from Iran's government radio and television has announced her migration to Canada. According to images shared on social media, Zhila Amirshahi, a long-time presenter of the Islamic Republic's broadcasting organization, announced in a video that she is residing in the city of 'Vancouver' in Canada. In the video she published without the mandatory hijab, she stated that she will hold 'public speaking and presentation' classes in Canada. Since the onset of the nationwide protests in 2022, some presenters, actors, announcers, and employees of the Islamic Republic's broadcasting organization have left this media outlet and migrated to other countries. On Wednesday, May 1st, informed sources reported the arrest of Sajjad Shahabi, a radio announcer, by the Islamic Republic's security agencies, along with the confiscation of some of his personal belongings and a search of his home. In recent months, many artists and athletes have faced harassment by the security and judicial authorities of the Iranian government due to their support for the protesters or joining the nationwide protests, with some being summoned, arrested, tried, and others being banned from travel, appearing in media, or engaging in transactions. Culture and art in 2022; from deaths and departures to arrests and resignations. The publication of several accounts of 'sexual harassment' against Abolqasem Talebi; Baharak Saleh-Nia: It is time for justice-seeking, not silence. A wave of fallout among celebrities; the dilemma of supporting protests versus seeking safety.