A famous Iranian activist and a film director have sparked a media campaign to condemn the killings in the current war between Israel and Gaza, drawing support from Facebook users and some criticism for taking a neutral position in the conflict.
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotudeh posed for a picture holding a banner that read, “Stop Killing Your Fellow Beings.” The picture, which was posted on the Facebook page of Sotudeh's husband Reza Khandan on July 14, was a response to the current war between Gaza and Israel.