From the video description:
Age: 25, Crime: Happiness
About a month ago, 6 Iranian boys and girls (in this video) danced to the famous song by Pharrell Williams called “Happy” on the rooftops of Tehran and uploaded their video on the YouTube. It was widely distributed in the social media. The police decided to track them down and arrest them and make them repent in front of the camera. It then showed this capture on the national TV channels as a bunch of deceived Iranian youth who regretted their deed. In the past 35 years, Islamic Republic has managed to steal freedom and happiness from the Iranian youth and replace it with a culture full of mourning and sorrow. We, too, are human. We, too, have the right to be happy and live happily and learn how to be happy.
Leave us alone!
#?freehappyiranians
#?mystealthyfreedom
#PharrellWilliams
The #freehappyiranians hashtag calling for the release of the youth was launched yesterday, May 20, and today six of the youths were freed. Negar Morgazavi, a journalist who reports on Iranian affairs for Voice of America, tweeted that the six were freed on $100,000 bail.
#Iran HAPPY youth are released on bail around $100,000 each, now waiting for court. Their average age is 25yr: 3 men 3 women. @IranWire1
— Negar Mortazavi ???? (@NegarMortazavi) May 21, 2014
It’s beyond sad these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness http://t.co/XV1VAAJeYI — Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) May 21, 2014
It appears the video’s director is still being held according to the group members. He should be immediately released and charges dropped against these young people simply expressing joy. Happiness should not be a crime.