(CNN) A teenager was arrested last week in Iran for posting videos of herself dancing on social media.

Maedeh Hojabri had posted several videos to her popular Instagram account of her dancing in her bedroom to Iranian and Western music.

Hojabri's account has been blocked but her videos have spread to other accounts and been reposted by activists protesting her detention. Her arrest has also led to an outcry of support from ordinary Iranians who have posted videos of themselves dancing online in solidarity.

Her name is Maeade Mahi. Recently she got arrested just because of uploading her dancing videos on her Instagram. If you are a woman in Iran and you dance or sing or show your hair then you are a criminal. If you want to enjoy your true self, you have to brake the laws every day. pic.twitter.com/0eIq5ld5x6 — Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) July 7, 2018

After her arrest, an interview with Hojabri was aired on Iranian state TV where she admitted to knowing such videos were forbidden, according to the government-run Islamic Republic News Agency. It remains unclear if her statement was forced.

Hojabri's detention is the latest arrest of a woman violating Iran's strict social codes. In February, dozens of Iranian women were arrested for their involvement in protests against the country's compulsory headscarf law. Hojabri does not wear a headscarf in her dance videos.

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