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The five teenagers shared a TikTok on 8 March of them dancing to the Selena Gomez and Rema song ‘Calm Down’. Arranged beside a tower block in Ekbatan, Tehran, the girls dance without any head covering. The teenagers were reportedly arrested by Iranian police on 10 March. In Iran, women are not allowed to dance in public or be seen without their hair covered by a hijab. The girls’ detainment is in line with similar arrests following the death of 22-year old Masha Amini on 16 September 2022. The teenagers have publicly apologised but Iranian women have shared support for the group by posting their own dancing videos. According to Twitter account @shahrak_ekbatan, which reports on the five teenager’s town, the girls were forced to apologise for the dancing video.