A 19-year-old Iranian woman who was arrested final 12 months for posting distorted pictures of herself on Instagram has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Fatemeh Khishvand, popularly generally known as Sahar Tabar grew to become a star on Instagram after posting pictures of herself the place she appeared like a “zombie”. She had 486,000 followers on Instagram at one level.
Tabar was charged with corruption of younger individuals and disrespect for the Islamic Republic. After requesting leniency earlier in the 12 months as a result of she was contaminated with coronavirus, she has now been sentenced to 10 years behind bars, in accordance to reviews.
The teenager was beforehand charged with blasphemy, inciting violence, gaining revenue via inappropriate means, and inspiring youths to corruption. She reportedly mentioned that two of these prices had been dropped, however didn’t disclose the 2 prices that had been dropped as a result of she was nonetheless hoping for pardon.
Tabar, who resembled Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, in some of her pictures, referred to as on the actress at one level for assist to marketing campaign for her launch, saying:
“The Islamic Republic has a history of tormenting women. We need to be united against this gender apartheid.”
Iranian state TV which broadcast Tabar’s confession in October final 12 months described her as “a victim with an abnormal personality and mental state” who sought “vulgarity” on social media. Her expressions of regret drew a fantastic deal of sympathy.
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