Young Iranians Arrested For Dancing In 'Happy' Pharrell Video

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Published on May 20, 2014
Young Iranians Arrested For Dancing In 'Happy' Pharrell Video

Age: 25, Crime: Happiness
About a month ago, 6 Iranian boys and girls (in this video) danced to the famous song by Pharrell Williams called "Happy" on the rooftops of Tehran and uploaded their video on the YouTube. It was widely distributed in the social media. The police decided to track them down and arrest them and make them repent in front of the camera. It then showed this capture on the national TV channels as a bunch of deceived Iranian youth who regretted their deed. In the past 35 years, Islamic Republic has managed to steal freedom and happiness from the Iranian youth and replace it with a culture full of mourning and sorrow. We, too, are human. We, too, have the right to be happy and live happily and learn how to be happy.

Leave us alone!
#?freehappyiranians
#?mystealthyfreedom
#PharrellWilliams

#HappyWeAreFromTehran


جوانانی که در این ویدیو شادی کردند بازداشت شده اند. .
#هپی

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/young-iranians-arrested-for-being-happy-in-tehran/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=tw-thelede&seid=auto&_r=0



I had not seen this, does anyone know what happened to these kids?

[Lady Freedom Returns]

1. They were arrested for this????

[kpete]

2. the arrest:

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[AnneD]

3. Nothing is as oppressive as ...

religious zealotry. They are using faith to maintain their power. Most of those living in Iran now were born after the revolution. Humans can only stand slavery for so long. We were meant to be free.

[seveneyes]

4. Is this what the Iranian people fought for with their Revolution?

Maybe it's time for another one? This time without the religious ignorance, intolerance, torture and murder.

[summerschild]

5. My heart goes out to these young people!

The simplest of joys - music and dance - and their government is afraid of it!

How I would love to be able to let them share some happiness!

[Le Taz Hot]

6. As always,

it has very little to do with religion and everything to do with control. Fundamental Christianity is no different and neither is Orthodoxy in Judaism.