Iranians Arrested for Dancing to "Happy" Reportedly Released
The six Iranians arrested Monday for filming a video of themselves dancing to Pharrell's "Happy" have been released, according to reports.
Several sources inside Iran posted about the release on Wednesday. Hoda Rostami, an Iranian photographer, posted about it on her Facebook page. Siavash Taravati posted on Facebook that her sister Reihane Taravati, the video's art director, was freed on bail.
Taravati confirmed her release with a post to Instagram, writing: "Hi I'm back 🙏 thank you @pharrell and everyone who cared about us love you all so much and missed you so much"❤️❤️
Several Iranian journalists also confirmed the news.
Not long after news of their release broke, Iran's president Hassan Rouhani seemed to tweet a message of support.
"#Happiness is our people's right. We shouldn't be too hard on behaviors caused by joy." 29/6/2013
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) May 21, 2014