Before her account was deleted, Iranian Instagram star Sahar Tabar had thousands of followers.

She also gets a lot of media attention.

The reason? Tabar claimed to have undergone 50 surgeries to look like Angelina Jolie, with horrifying results.

She later revealed that most of her posts had been heavily edited.

BBC provides an apt description of her Instagram look:

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.

Now, Tabar is making headlines again, this time because she has been arrested after members of the public reportedly made complaints about her.

She is accused of blasphemy, instigating violence, illegally acquiring property, insulting the country’s dress code and encouraging young people to commit corruption.

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.

There is no further information about her detainment or if there will be a court case.

This does shine a light on the harsh laws and human rights violations at work in Iran, especially when it comes to their treatment of women.

[source:bbc]