74 lashes and a two-year ban: Iran punishes singer for performing without hijab
TL;DR
An Iranian court sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight collaborators to 74 lashes for performing without hijab, plus a two-year ban on leaving the country and performing, signaling a hardening of religious enforcement under Iran’s postwar leadership.
- Iranian Singer Sentenced to 74 Lashes for Performing Without Hijab The New York Times
- Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab The Guardian
- I Know What Iran Does to Women Who Sing The Free Press
- Iranian performers sentenced to flogging after 'obscene' music video on YouTube The Jerusalem Post
- They sang for the land they love. The Iranian regime wants to flog them The Times
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