US EditionAuthorities in Iran lash singer arrested for protest song
- Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian singer, was lashed 74 times for supporting protests against hijab laws, according to his lawyer.
- Yarrahi faced charges for 'releasing an illegal song that is against the morals and customs of Islamic society,' reported IRNA.
- His arrest followed protests marking the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, linked to hijab enforcement by authorities.
- The sentence details were confirmed by Minuei, who stated, 'Today... The last part of the sentence... Was fully and completely implemented.
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Iranian singer who urged women to go without hijab is flogged
Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, his lawyer and authorities said. Mehdi Yarahi was flogged on Wednesday, his lawyer Zahra Minuei wrote on the social platform X. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, quoting an anonymous official, said the sentence was for him drinking and having alcoholic drinks, not…
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Popular Iranian singer who urged women to go without hijab is lashed over alcohol conviction
Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol.
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A popular Iranian musician who was arrested two years ago during a crackdown on artists and academics has been punished with 74 lashes in what activists said Thursday was a bid to humiliate him for supporting a nationwide uprising.
Iran flogs singer 74 times over protest song against women's strict dress code
Mehdi Yarrahi has been a big supporter of the Women, Life, Freedom movement (Picture: YouTube) A popular singer in Iran was given 74 lashes for a song which slammed Iran’s strict dress code for women. Mehdi Yarrahi released the song ‘Roosarito’ a year after the ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ movement in 2023, sparked by the death of young Iranian women Mahsa Amini while she was in custody for ‘breaking’ the dress code. His lawyer announced yesterday tha…
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