Iranians released after arrest for dancing in ‘Happy’ video

Six young Iranians arrested for dancing on rooftops to US singer Pharrell Williams’ hit "Happy" in a video that went viral on the internet have been released on bail, reports said last night.

Iranians released after arrest for dancing in ‘Happy’ video
Thu, 22 May, 2014 - 01:00

“Hi I’m back,” Taravati said in a post on the Instagram website.

She was allegedly shown on state television on Tuesday night repenting for the homemade video that was posted on YouTube last month and shared widely on Facebook and Instagram.

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