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General Category => Politics => Topic started by: Pete on December 26, 2014, 06:10:09 PM

Title: Young Iranians Arrested for Recording Version of Pharrell Williams's "Happy"
Post by: Pete on December 26, 2014, 06:10:09 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg5qdIxVcz8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg5qdIxVcz8#)

Making a homemade tribute video of Pharrell Williams’ song ‘Happy’ and posting it to YouTube was enough for six Iranians to be arrested and sentenced to 91 lashes and one year in prison. 

Iran’s police said the ‘vulgar’ video offended ‘public chastity’. This completely ludicrous sentence shows just how much contempt the Iranian authorities have for freedom of expression.

Title: Re: Young Iranians Arrested for Recording Version of Pharrell Williams's "Happy"
Post by: Old Cruser on December 26, 2014, 06:33:35 PM

What was supposed to be their 'crime' in that?

Title: Re: Young Iranians Arrested for Recording Version of Pharrell Williams's "Happy"
Post by: therealjr on December 26, 2014, 07:24:47 PM

Iranian authorities don't have contempt for freedom of expression. They simply don't allow it. Given that these 6 Iranians must know that there is a degree of culpability in their actions. You can argue all you like about how stupid a law is but if you proceed to break that law don't expect to avoid prosecution.