Iranians arrested over 'Happy' video

Police in Iran have arrested six young people and shown them on state television for posting a video online of them dancing to Pharrell Williams’s hit song 'Happy'.

Iranians arrested over 'Happy' video

Police in Iran have arrested six young people and shown them on state television for posting a video online of them dancing to Pharrell Williams’s hit song 'Happy'.

The song has sparked similar videos all over the world but in Iran some see the trend as promoting the spread of Western culture. And women are banned from dancing in public or appearing outside without the hijab in the Islamic Republic.

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