Iran arrests eight in crackdown on Instagram modelling

Models in Iran have been arrested and forced to grovel in public for posting glamorous pictures of themselves online without headscarves.

Police have arrested eight models in a new crackdown targeting ‘un-Islamic acts’ such as women exposing their hair.

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One famous beauty, Elham Arab, known for her wedding-dress portraits, was interrogated on camera at the Iranian Revolutionary Court with her blonde hair hidden under a black chador.

She was charged with ‘promoting western promiscuity’ and forced to give public ‘self-criticism.’

‘All people love beauty and fame,’ Arab said. ‘They would like to be seen, but it is important to know what price they will pay to be seen.’

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