Teenage girls arrested over Instagram video showing them dancing in front of Iranian war memorial – and could face jail
Teenage girls arrested over Instagram video showing them dancing in front of Iranian war memorial – and could face jail
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TWO teenage girls have been arrested by Iran's chilling morality police for dancing together in public. Tehran's twisted laws mean the duo could now face prison time after draconian officials branded their outfits "inappropriate" despite them wearing jeans and jumpers.
![[Two women dancing outdoors.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_996c29.png?strip=all&w=606)
Viral footage released by the girls and posted onto Instagram soon caught the evil eyes of the Iranian authorities. In the video, the pair perform a choreographed dance routine together in front of the Monument to the Unknown Martyrs of the Sacred Defence war memorial in Tehran.
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The monument, designed by Italian architect Marcello D'Olivo, was built to honour those killed in the Iran-Iraq War between 1980 and 1982. The morality police are said to have detained the women shortly after the video was uploaded. Dancing in groups has been strictly banned in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution with officials labelling it a "sinful act".
![[Two women playfully interacting outdoors.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/62d74eaf-108c-42b2-a553-a06b93facc89_086418.jpg?strip=all&w=600)
Iranian authorities also said the girl's outfits were "inappropriate", according to Iran International. The footage shows the women both wearing jeans. One of them has rips in hers but no skin is on show. The same woman is also in a blue cropped top which is covered up by a hooded jacket.
A pink bandage is also wrapped around her right hand. Her friend has a multicoloured sweater on. Both also have their hair uncovered despite the morality police typically forcing all women to conceal their hair. A growing number of young girls have turned a blind eye to these strict policies across the past few years.
![[Two young women laughing together outdoors.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6600da3c-8f55-4f77-8bcf-dcfab8d9a316.jpg?strip=all&w=558)
