Dancing Iranian Pensioner Spawns Imitators, Riles Regime

An Iranian pensioner who published videos of himself dancing has spawned imitators across the country -- but he was reportedly summoned for questioning and his Instagram page was temporarily closed down. Now its popularity has doubled to some 400,000 followers. *** RFE/RL provides accurate news in 23 countries and 27 languages. We serve as the trusted source of news where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We rely on our networks of local reporters to provide what many cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate. RFE/RL also reaches Russian-speaking audiences around the world via the @CurrentTimeTv digital television network, which has 62 affiliates in 15 countries; 201 distributors in 22 countries; and is available online worldwide. RFE/RL is registered with the IRS as a private, nonprofit Sec. 501(c)3 corporation, and is funded by a grant from the U.S. Congress through the United States Agency for Global Media (