Iran Releases Some of the People Arrested for Dancing to Pharrell’s ‘Happy’

President Rouhani tweeted that "#happiness is our people's right," but the debacle highlights internal disagreements within the Islamic Republic on social behavior. Some of the people detained for the YouTube video remain behind bars

Some of the Iranians detained for posting a YouTube video of themselves dancing to Pharrell Williams’ hit song “Happy” have been released.

Reihane Taravati, one of at least six people detained, wrote on Instagram, “Hi I’m back thank you @pharrell and everyone who cared about us love you all so much and missed you so much.”

News of the arrests on Tuesday was met with headlines and outrage across the world, with Williams writing on Facebook, “It is beyond sad that these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness.”