IRAN’S cyber police have detained the administrator of an Instagram account on charges of “blasphemy and disturbing public opinion” in the country’s south-east.

The arrest occurred earlier this week in Sistan and Baluchestan province, where major anti-government protests have broken out after the closure of the border crossing into Pakistan – a key route for fuel traders.

“This person opened Instagram accounts and posted insulting content in cyberspace with the motive to disturb public opinion and commit blasphemy, as well as encourage divisions between Shi’ites and Sunnis,“ said cyber police chief Hassan Kikha.