Viral Iranian Social Media Sensation ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ Jailed for 10 Years
Iranian social media influencer Fatemeh Khishvand, famous for being ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ has been sentenced to prison for 10 years.
Known on Instagram as Sahar Tabar, has been accused of disrespecting the Islamic Republic of Iran, and has been charged with blasphemy, inciting violence, gaining income through inappropriate means, and encouraging the youth to corruption.
The 19-year-old influencer made headlines in the year 2017 after sharing photos on social media in which she looked like the distorted version of Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie.
10 years jail for Iranian Instagramer who used make up & Photoshop to become a zombie Angelina Jolie.
Sahar Tabar is only 19. Her joke landed her in jail. Her mother cries every day to get her innocent daughter freed. Dear Angelina Jolie! we need your voice here. Help us. pic.twitter.com/0QTzSv2c5v— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) December 11, 2020
I call on Angelina Jolie to help an Iranian 19-year-old girl who received 10 years prison sentence for using makeup & Photoshop to turn herself into Angelina.
Islamic Republic has a history of tormenting women. We need to be united against this gender apartheid pic.twitter.com/Z5Y8yMsY76— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) December 11, 2020
Deemed as ‘zombie’ Angelina Jolie for her shocking makeover, later revealed in an interview that she would just paint her face in that manner to use art to express herself.
