Couple who danced on the street in Iran sentenced to 10 years in prison

Astiaza Haqqi, 21, and her fiance Amir Muhammad Ahmadi, 22, were convicted of 'promoting corruption and prostitution, collusion against national security and propaganda against the establishment'.

A young Iranian couple has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting a video of them dancing in the street.

He has reportedly been convicted of corruption, prostitution and promoting propaganda.

In the video, they can be seen dancing on the Azadi Tower in Tehran.

Authorities are punishing those involved in protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman detained by Iran's moral police.

The couple did not link their dance to the ongoing protests in Iran.

According to BBC Monitoring, the couple's arrest came after they posted the video on their Instagram accounts, where they have nearly two million followers.

After the death of 22-year-old Mehsa Amini in police custody in September last year, anti-government protests spread across the country. The Iranian government has termed these protests as 'riots'.

According to Tehran police, they arrested Amini to "justify and educate" about the hijab, which is compulsory for all women.

Astiaza Haqqi, 21, and her fiance Amir Muhammad Ahmadi, 22, were convicted of 'promoting corruption and prostitution, collusion against national security and propaganda against the establishment'.

Astiaza Haqi calls herself a fashion designer. Before his arrest, his house was also raided.

It is not clear how long the sentences for each of the separate crimes they have been convicted of are. The pair have each been sentenced to a total of 10-and-a-half years in prison.

If their convictions are upheld, they will have to spend a long time in prison.

According to reports, both of them have been banned from using social media and leaving the country for two years.

The protests that began in September have become the biggest challenge to Iran's government since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

To quell the protests, the state has been handing out harsh punishments to those involved in the unrest, including the execution of at least four protesters.

While Mehsa Amini's death sparked widespread protests in Iran, their causes also include long-standing discontent over poverty, unemployment, inequality, injustice and corru

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands arrested during the protests that followed Amini's death.