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Published 1 year ago

Iran couple reportedly sentenced to decade in prison after posting dance video on Instagram

Summary by Ground News
Human Rights Activists News Agency: Iranian security forces "violently" arrested Astiyazh Haghighi, 21, and her fianc� Amir Ahmadi, 22, on Nov. 1, 2022. The pair were detained after they published a video on social media showing them dancing in a city square with the Azadi (Freedom) Monument in the background. A court in Tehran handed them both prison sentences of 10 years and six months.

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A dancing Iranian couple was sentenced to a decade in prison over this video

After sharing a video of themselves dancing in the streets of Iran, 21-year-old Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiancé Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, 22, were sentenced to ten-and-a-half years in prison, according to activist group Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States
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Iran couple reportedly sentenced to decade in prison after posting dance video on Instagram

A rights group says the pair were "violently" arrested soon after sharing the seemingly innocuous clip with their millions of Instagram followers.

1 year ago
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Prison sentence for dancing blogger couple in Iran

Die iranische Justiz hat eine Haftstrafe für ein junges Paar verkündet, das mit einem Tanzvideo für Aufmerksamkeit gesorgt hatte. Wie das Justizportal Misan am Mittwoch mitteilte, wurden Astijazh Haghighi (21) und ihr Verlobter Amir Mohammad Ahmadi (22) wegen Verstößen gegen die nationale Sicherheit zu jeweils fünf Jahren Haft verurteilt. Die beiden Blogger hätten in den sozialen Medien zu Protesten aufgerufen, lautete der Vorwurf. Damit widersp…

1 year ago
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Uncertainty about prison sentence for Iranian couple who posted dance video online

The young Iranian couple convicted of posting a dance video online has been jailed for five years for violating national security. This was stated by the Iranian Ministry of Justice on Wednesday. Tehran thus contradicts the reports of human rights activists who had reported a harsher sentence.

1 year ago·Belgium
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