They were accused of “spreading corruption and immorality”, “assembling and conspiring to disrupt national security” and engaging in anti-regime propaganda
Court in Iran sentenced a young couple to 10 years and six months in prison for a video they posted of them dancing in a public place, Al Arabiya reports. Astiaz Haggigi and her fiance Amir Ahmadi are both in their 20s. After the video of their dance was published were accused of “spreading corruption and immorality”, “assembling and conspiring to disrupt national security” and engaging in anti-regime propaganda, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
It is noted that in the video, Hagigi is seen dancing without wearing her hijab, which is prohibited in Iran.
Iran: A 21-yo couple have been sentenced to 10 years in jail each for dancing at the foot of Tehran’s Azadi (Freedom) Tower, sources close to them tell @nimnia11. Regime is handing out heavy sentences to anyone defying its strict rules. #آستياج_Øقيقي #اميرمØمد_اØمدي #مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/F0ahwzJhA1
— Khosro Kalbasi Isfahani (@KhosroKalbasi) January 30, 2023
On November 1, the couple was arrested. In addition to prison terms, they were sentenced to a two-year internet ban and a two-year ban on leaving the country.
The verdict was handed down by Department 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, headed by Abbolghasem Salavati, a judge notorious for handing down harsh sentences to people deemed a threat to the Islamic Republic.
According to the HRANA news agency, citing a source close to Haggi’s family, the couple’s legal representation during the trial was rejected.
In September 2022, protests erupted over the death of 22-year-old Mahsha Amini in Iran. A few days before her death, she was arrested by the “morality police” for violating the dress code. Eyewitnesses reported that the girl was severely beaten inside a police van. A few hours later he was admitted to the hospital, where he ended up.
On November 14, a court in Iran imposed the first death sentence on a protester in Tehran. He was found guilty of arson of a government building, disturbing public order, conspiracy to commit a crime against national security and use of firearms. The accused was also declared an “enemy of God”.
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