74 lashes and a two-year ban: Iran punishes singer for performing without hijab

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74 lashes and a two-year ban: Iran punishes singer for performing without hijab
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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.

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