Iran sends two young people to prison for dancing?

An Iranian court has sentenced a young couple to more than 10 years in prison after they posted a video of themselves dancing in front of the Azadi (Freedom) Monument in Tehran. According to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Astiyazh Haghighi, 21, and her fiancĂ© Amir Ahmadi, 22, were arrested at their home in Tehran on November 1, 2022, shortly after they uploaded the video to their joint Instagram account which has …

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