Award-winning film-maker Mohammad Rasoulof arrested in Iran

Rasoulof and colleague Mostafa Al-Ahmad were taken into custody for calling on security forces to lay down their weapons

Iranian authorities have arrested two film-makers over an appeal they posted on social media, accusing them of links with opposition groups based outside the country and plotting to undermine the nation's state security, Iran's state-run news agency reported on Friday.

According to IRNA, award-wining director Mohammad Rasoulof and colleague Mostafa Al-Ahmad were taken into custody for posting a statement on social media urging members of the Iranian security forces to lay down their weapons.