Iranian court ‘jails young couple in viral dance video for 10 years’

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They're convicted of 'public prostitution'.

Stills from the video showing Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi dancing in front of Tehran’s Azadi Tower

The clip, which went viral, was seen as a symbol of defiance against the regime and came amid widespread protests against a crackdown by authorities in which hundreds if not thousands have been killed. Haghighi did not wear a headscarf – in defiance of the Islamic republic's strict rules for women – while women are not allowed to dance in public in Iran, let alone with a man.

 

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