Key takeaways:
- Astiyazh Haghighi and Amir Ahmadi were arrested and sentenced to more than a decade in prison each after posting a video of themselves dancing in front of a major Tehran landmark.
- The couple were arrested “violently” at their home in Tehran soon after they posted the video.
- The incident has sparked a debate in Iran over freedom of expression and the right to protest, and has highlighted the country’s strict laws on public behavior and the limits of free speech.
A young couple from Tehran, Iran, have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison each after posting a video of themselves dancing in front of a major Tehran landmark.
Astiyazh Haghighi, 21, and her fiancé Amir Ahmadi, 22, were arrested by Iranian security forces on November 1, 2022, after they posted a video on social media showing them dancing in a city square with the Azadi (Freedom) Monument in the background.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that the couple were arrested “violently” at their home in Tehran soon after they posted the video. The video has since been deleted, but is now being circulated widely on social media.
The couple were sentenced by an Iranian court to more than a decade in prison each for their actions. The sentence has been condemned by human rights activists and organizations, who have called for the couple’s release.
The incident has sparked a debate in Iran over freedom of expression and the right to protest. It has also highlighted the country’s strict laws on public behavior and the limits of free speech.
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