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This video montage presents a number of Instagram videos made by Iranian teenager Maedeh Hojabri. The account of the nineteen-year-old girl was immensely popular, with over 600,000 followers. She can be seen dancing to Western and Iranian pop and rap music in her bedroom, often in provocative poses and outfits that defy the regime’s restrictions. As such, Maedeh violated several regulations. She was arrested by the Iranian authorities in July 2018, along with several other young teenage girls.