24 June 2014

World Cup 2014: Iran Arrests Three Over 'Vulgar' Music Video

Police in Iran have reportedly arrested three young people who appeared in an online video singing and dancing in support of the country’s football team for the World Cup.

The country's official IRNA news agency quoted police chief Colonel Rahmatollah Taheri as saying the video clip, produced by the London-based Ajam Band, features scenes from outside and inside Iran, including the city of Shahroud, where two 23-year-olds appearing in the film and a 26-year-old photographer were arrested.

The video shows young people, including women not wearing mandatory headscarves, singing and dancing in support of the national team, who are currently taking part in the World Cup. [The Huffington Post UK] Read more