Iran: Young couple sentenced to 10 years in jail for dancing together in public - WATCH

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Tehran: A content creator couple in Iran was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment after they posted a video of dancing together in a street. The couple was reportedly convicted for 'promoting corruption, prostitution and propaganda'.

A source told BBC Monitoring that the couple was arrested after they posted the video, which was shot at Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Tower, on their Instagram accounts which have a combined following of nearly two million.

Astiazh Haqiqi, 21, and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, 22, are reported to be convicted of 'promoting corruption and prostitution, colluding against national security, and propaganda against the establishment,' as per BBC.

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Notably, the family home of Astiazh Haqiqi was also raided before the arrest.

It is not clear at the moment how long the sentence is for each of the separate convictions the couple is facing. They have each been given a total of 10 and a half years in a combined sentence for the charges.

If the verdicts are upheld, the couple will be subjected to the longest one of those sentencing terms.

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Reports also noted that the couple was handed a two-year ban on using social media and leaving the country.

Notably, the Iranian regime has continued its crackdown on the anti-government protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

Amini was accused of violating the country's strict hijab laws.

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As per the data from the United Nations (UN), Iran has arrested at least 14,000 people in a crackdown on the anti-hijab dissent including prominent journalists, filmmakers, lawyers and activists. Hundreds of protesters, including children, have been killed, while thousands of others have been arrested, human rights activists have claimed. Iran has carried out four executions and sentenced multiple others to death in connection with the massive anti-government protests.

It is important to note here that the arrested couple in question did not link their dance to the ongoing protests in Iran.