The couple were sentenced to 20 years in prison for dancing in front of a major monument in the city of Tehran, Iran. Astijah Hagigi and fiancé Amir Mohammad Ahmadi were arrested in November after a video of the couple dancing in front of the Azadi Tower went viral on social media. The Iranian government considered these images to be a symbol of opposition to the regime, as women are not allowed to dance in public and the Khagighi did not wear a burqa.
A court in Terrao has sentenced each of the couple’s members to 10 years and six months in prison, banned from using the internet and banned from leaving Iran, a British newspaper reported. The keeper.
The couple are accused of encouraging corruption and public prostitution, as well as conspiring to undermine national security.
Iranian authorities have cracked down hard on all forms of dissent since the death of Mahsa Amini in September. Amini was arrested for not wearing a cloak. The arrest sparked several protests that escalated into a movement against the regime.
At least 14,000 people have been arrested in Iran since the protests began, according to the UN.
Sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison for dancing in the streets #Iran – Astijah Hagigi and Amir Mohammad Ahmadi. The Islamic regime punishes civilians for dancing more time than men for beheading their wives This is the Islamic regime pic.twitter.com/aaxP6RUuhZ
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