A Couple Danced in Tehran's Streets. Now They Are in Prison.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : In one post on her Instagram account, published during the first week of the demonstrations, Ms. Haghighi wrote about the pressure she had come under from the government, and recounted several encounters she had with the morality police on the streets of Tehran.
37% : The verdict was handed down by Abolghassem Salavati, a Revolutionary Court judge with a reputation for imposing harsh punishments, according to Skylar Thompson, who heads advocacy for Human Rights Activists in Iran.
34% : The video was posted online in early November, weeks after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the police sparked widespread protests in Iran.

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