Iranian teen girls hunted by police for posting viral TikTok dance to Selena Gomez song

FOX News- Mach 14th 2023

By Bradford Betz | Fox News

A group of Iranian teen girls are being sought by police for posting a TiKTok video of themselves dancing to a Selena Gomez song.

The video, being widely shared online, shows five teen girls dancing without headscarves in front of tower blocks in western Tehran to the song “Calm Down” by Selena Gomez and Nigerian singer Rema.

The song was released last Wednesday, March 8, which was International Women’s Day.

Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari said the video would be considered ordinary in most cities around the world but in Iran, “it’s an act of defiance.”

Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari said the video would be considered ordinary in most cities around the world but in Iran, “it’s an act of defiance.”

An Ekbatan Twitter account which posts events in the neighborhood, warned on Friday that girls faced possible arrest and detention.

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The account said Iranian security forces were reviewing CCTV footage at the tower block to identify the girls and were questioning the guards.

The neighborhood has been an epicenter of protests in recent months, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Iranian woman died on Sept. 22, 2022 while in police custody, following her arrest for not wearing her headscarf properly.

Meanwhile, hundreds of young Iranian girls attending different schools have become overpowered by what are believed to be noxious fumes wafting into their classrooms.