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| Sahar Tabar: Iranian Instagram star 'arrested for blasphemy' | |
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| An Iranian Instagram star famed for posts which appeared to show she had gone to extreme lengths to look like US actress Angelina Jolie has been arrested, reports say. | An Iranian Instagram star famed for posts which appeared to show she had gone to extreme lengths to look like US actress Angelina Jolie has been arrested, reports say. |
| Sahar Tabar was arrested for crimes including blasphemy and instigating violence, Tasnim news agency reported. | Sahar Tabar was arrested for crimes including blasphemy and instigating violence, Tasnim news agency reported. |
| Tabar made international headlines last year when photos of her went viral. | Tabar made international headlines last year when photos of her went viral. |
| Though she was rumoured to have had 50 plastic surgeries, most of the pictures in her posts had been heavily edited. | Though she was rumoured to have had 50 plastic surgeries, most of the pictures in her posts had been heavily edited. |
| Who is Sahar Tabar? | Who is Sahar Tabar? |
| The 22-year-old known as Sahar Tabar has attracted global media attention for pictures and videos in which she resembles what has been described as a zombie version of Angelina Jolie, reports BBC Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher. | The 22-year-old known as Sahar Tabar has attracted global media attention for pictures and videos in which she resembles what has been described as a zombie version of Angelina Jolie, reports BBC Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher. |
| With sunken cheeks, a massively plumped up smile and a cartoonishly turned-up nose, she has caused concern over the dozens of cosmetic surgeries she said she had undertaken to resemble the American star. | With sunken cheeks, a massively plumped up smile and a cartoonishly turned-up nose, she has caused concern over the dozens of cosmetic surgeries she said she had undertaken to resemble the American star. |
| But after fascinating and horrifying her growing audience on Instagram, she also hinted that much of her ghost-like appearance was down to make-up and digital editing - in effect she had turned herself into a kind of artistic installation. | But after fascinating and horrifying her growing audience on Instagram, she also hinted that much of her ghost-like appearance was down to make-up and digital editing - in effect she had turned herself into a kind of artistic installation. |
| What do we know about her arrest? | What do we know about her arrest? |
| Judicial authorities arrested Tabar after members of the public reportedly made complaints about her, Tasnim reported. | Judicial authorities arrested Tabar after members of the public reportedly made complaints about her, Tasnim reported. |
| She is accused of blasphemy, instigating violence, illegally acquiring property, insulting the country's dress code and encouraging young people to commit corruption. | She is accused of blasphemy, instigating violence, illegally acquiring property, insulting the country's dress code and encouraging young people to commit corruption. |
| Her Instagram has since been deleted. | Her Instagram has since been deleted. |
| She joins a long list of online Iranian influencers and fashion bloggers who have fallen foul of the law. | She joins a long list of online Iranian influencers and fashion bloggers who have fallen foul of the law. |
| The report of her detention has sparked online denunciation of the authorities, with one tweet sarcastically suggesting she should have indulged in less incendiary pursuits, such as embezzlement and murder. | The report of her detention has sparked online denunciation of the authorities, with one tweet sarcastically suggesting she should have indulged in less incendiary pursuits, such as embezzlement and murder. |