Urmia; Majid Darvishnejad, a cinema and theater actor and director, was released on bail

May 15, 2026; over the past few days, "Majid Darvishnejad," a cinema and theater actor and director from "Urmia," was temporarily released from one of the security detention centers in this city upon posting bail.

According to an informed source, in early May 2026, this Kurdish actor was invited to the Urmia Cultural Complex under the pretext of an invitation to a meeting by "Hojjat Asghari," the head of the complex, and was subsequently arrested there by security forces.

This informed source added: Mr. Darvishnejad was transferred to the "9 Palleh" security detention center in "Urmia" for interrogation and was temporarily released after six days of interrogation upon posting bail.

Majid Darvishnejad is one of the well-known Kurdish actors in the cinema and theater community of "Urmia."

Until the moment of publication of this news, there is no information available regarding the reason for the arrest or the charges brought against this cinema and theater director.