Iran: Dancing Couple Given 10-year Jail Sentence

Astiazh Haqiqi and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi dance on a Tehran street: Photo: Twitter
Astiazh Haqiqi and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi dance on a Tehran street: Photo: Twitter
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Iran: Dancing Couple Given 10-year Jail Sentence

Astiazh Haqiqi and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi dance on a Tehran street: Photo: Twitter
Astiazh Haqiqi and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi dance on a Tehran street: Photo: Twitter

An Iranian couple in their 20s have been given jail sentences totaling 10 years after posting a video of themselves dancing on a Tehran street, the BBC reported.

They were reportedly convicted for promoting corruption, prostitution and propaganda.

The video showed them dancing by Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Tower, BBC said.

A source has confirmed to BBC Monitoring that the couple's arrest came after they posted the video to their Instagram accounts, which have a combined following of nearly two million.

Astiazh Haqiqi, 21, and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, 22, are said to be convicted of "promoting corruption and prostitution, colluding against national security, and propaganda against the establishment".

Haqiqi’s family home was raided before the arrest.

It is unclear how long the sentence is for each of the separate convictions they are facing. They have each been sentenced to a total of 10 and a half years - a combined sentence for the charges.

If their verdicts are upheld, they will have to serve the longest one of those sentencing terms.

According to reports, they were also handed a two-year ban on using social media and leaving the country.



Iran Announces Counter-measures to IAEA’s Resolution

FILE PHOTO: People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iran Announces Counter-measures to IAEA’s Resolution

FILE PHOTO: People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

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resolution declaring it in breach of non-proliferation obligations, state TV said on Thursday, including the opening of a new enrichment site.

The announcement said the facility will be “in a secure location.”

“Other measures are also being planned and will be announced subsequently,” it added.

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