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mjb2012 t1_j6nnquk wrote

The Guardian is authwalled. To summarize:

An engaged couple, who were popular on Instagram, posted a video of themselves dancing together in public, and the woman did not have a head covering. Dancing in public is forbidden. A woman dancing with a man in public is especially forbidden. The woman not covering her head in public is forbidden. Oh, and they did this dance in front of a national landmark which is a symbol of the regime and whose designer lives in exile because his religion is forbidden. The name of the landmark? The Freedom (Azadi) Tower, of course.

The couple was convicted without access to lawyers and bail was denied. The charges were “encouraging corruption and public prostitution” and “gathering with the intention of disrupting national security”.

The woman was sent to Iran's squalid, overcrowded prison for women.

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Sensate60 t1_j6nvhqa wrote

Omg, they keep babies and children in there...Jesus, and cut off water during the hottest times and allow sewage back ups and zero medical care. Basically, they stick women, babies, and children in there to die.

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kingtz t1_j6nwnxn wrote

What a piece of shit regime. This is no way to live. I hope the people of Iran overthrow them and charge them with every death and abuse under their watch. Enjoy 4000 years in prison, fuckers.

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Xenoanthropus t1_j6pdzoa wrote

If the people of Iran overthrow the government there will be no prison time for anyone.

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Primary-Bookkeeper10 t1_j6nsm5u wrote

Wow that prison is...wow...and she'll be there for 10 years, if she survives. All for 3 seconds of "dancing".

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Vic_O22 t1_j6o2nev wrote

>The charges were “encouraging corruption and public prostitution” and “gathering with the intention of disrupting national security”.

Were they dancing the Lambada? Spicy Tango piece? Rhumba? Were they undressing while dancing? Using porn language while dancing? Where they calling for bypassers to protest against the regime while dancing? ...

I'd like to understand how an innocent dance can be turned into a jail sentence. And most importantly - why?! Shouldn't the government spend their limited resources on something that actually matters? Like... battling corruption, poverty, injustice... Yeah... Nevermind...

My condolences to the couple.

Cheers to hoping the nation will manage to overthrow the sociopathic government and its croonies one day.

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Alkdmani t1_j6p1uiu wrote

I lived under a dictatorship, there is never a logical reason behind any of their actions. It is all about keeping power and "saving" face: If Iranian become socially liberated, they might ask for separation of state and religion, they don't want that and they are fighting tooth and nail for it.

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Al_Jazzera t1_j6p6y9i wrote

"Saving face" and looking as ruthless and despicable as one can get the whole time they're doing it. I can't wait for the day that repressive and backward mafia government is tossed into the dustbin of history.

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