Checkout how people came forward to protest against Islamic government:
A 19-year-old girl in Iran posted her dance video on Instagram and was arrested for it! This resulted in a huge outcry on social media as not just Iranians but also people around the globe came forward to protest against the Islamic government and slammed them for putting the young dancer and gymnast behind the bars. Maedeh Hojabri from Iran recorded her dance videos without the mandatory headscarf and later was detained by the police. As per a report by AP, the state TV later broadcasted a video saying she broke moral norms but it was not her intention as she was only trying to gain more followers.
All over social media there were protests and campaigns to free the young artist. Many people said it was “ridiculous” to arrest someone for just dancing and loving their passion. Here is how people came forward to support Maedeh Hojabri:
Arresting a 19-year-old girl for dancing & uploading her videos on Instagram and then forcing her to confess her “crime” on TV. Yet another disgraceful act by #Iran‘s judiciary & every single individual involved. A horrendous display of intolerance. For shame. #MaedehHojabri pic.twitter.com/XhJArMBCUc
— Reza H. Akbari (@rezahakbari) July 7, 2018
If you’re a dancer, writer, comic, artist, singer…whatever creative thing you do…you can’t NOT do it. You will go mad. Imagine living in Iran where self-expression is banned. Unspeakable cruelty by a government who tries to crush culture. #FreeMaedeh https://t.co/IpMU4jQHqT
— Shappi Khorsandi (@ShappiKhorsandi) July 8, 2018
Arrested for feeling free, what fucked up world we live in.
— Monday’s bongo day (@milesp22) July 8, 2018
This Iranian girl was arrested in Tehran for uploading her dance videos in instagram. This is ridiculous!
Dancing is Art, Not a Crime! #MaedehHojabri #Iran pic.twitter.com/FCJToJmxMX— mary (@maryazizi1) July 7, 2018
The super leader Mr Toosi lives freely as if he didn’t do anything wrong but this innocent girl was arrested! #malicious_mind
— Kamyab Alex (@kamyab_alex) July 8, 2018
#Iran just arrested a teenage girl #MaedehHojabri because of her dance and performances video. Before 40 years ago, dance were taught in school in Iran but after the Islamic revolution 1979 it became a big crime! pic.twitter.com/n68l7enKx1
— Arash Sigarchi 🇦🇷 (@sigarchi) July 7, 2018
Beautiful, beautiful dancer. What a talent #MaedehHojabri is. Shame on #Iran for the oppression of human creativity and art and freedom of expression. You cannot stifle the beauty and creativity of #IranianWomen. The feminine is as sacred as the masculine.
— Knights of Klopp (@KnightsofKlopp) July 9, 2018
#MaedehHojabri is a wonderful young #dancer who has been arrested by the #IRI
Her #crime is dancing
The #media of the IRI has published a stupid #report of the interrogation of these girls
They are scared and crying
And that’s very terrible and painful
BE THEIR VOICE#مائده_هژبری pic.twitter.com/sQNYRhCVAC— Mosi Barouti (@BaroutiMosi) July 8, 2018
#Dancing is not a #crime#Art is not a crime
Beauty is not a crime.#Lying is a crime#Censorship is a crime
Closing people’s mouths is a crime#Forcing and #dictating is a crime
Forcing religion is a crime#Killing and imprisoning protesting people is a crime@khamenei_ir pic.twitter.com/KSdZggL8pZ— Mosi Barouti (@BaroutiMosi) July 8, 2018
