Iranian Singer Faces 74-Lash Punishment Over Hijab-Free Livestream
TL;DR
Iranian authorities reportedly sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight production team members to 74 lashes, plus a two-year travel ban and a two-year ban on artistic activity, for performing a hijab-free concert in a 2024 livestream that officials said violated public decency; rights groups question the legal basis and warn the ruling signals intensified cultural repression, drawing reactions from international activists and artists.
- Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab The Guardian
- Iranian singer sentenced to 74 barbaric lashes for belting out patriotic song without a hijab New York Post
- Singer Parastoo Ahmadi and Members of the “Caravanserai Concert” Team Sentenced to Flogging and Ban on Artistic Work Hrana
- Parastoo Ahmadi, a 28-year-old singer and film school graduate from Nowshahr, was sentenced by a Qom court to flogging, a two-year travel ban, and a two-year prohibition on performing. Her crime: livestreaming a concert on YouTube from the historic Deir facebook.com
- A singer has been sentenced to flogging in Iran GünAz TV
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