Mahkamah Iran batal hukuman penjara penyanyi wanita
Hiwa Sefizadeh didenda bersamaan lebih sedikit daripada USD200 serta tiga bulan khidmat masyarakat kerana 'melanggar moral awam'.
Tehran's Appeals Court has overturned a four-year prison sentence for Iranian female singer Hiwa Sefizadeh, who was accused of inciting vice and corruption for performing music openly in Tehran. The decision, reported by German news agency dpa on Wednesday, came after widespread criticism of the sentence. Sefizadeh was also fined less than $200 and ordered to perform three months of community service for violating public morals.
Previously, she had announced her prison sentence would be served in February 2025 after her performance with a classical Persian music group was halted by security forces. Performing music publicly is generally banned in Iran. Sefizadeh shared a message from her lawyer on Instagram confirming the reduced sentence. She expressed hope that the era of silencing voices would soon end.
The prison sentence sparked widespread condemnation, with Sefizadeh receiving support from the cultural sector. Artist House of Music Union president Hamid Reza Noorbakhsh said there is no religious rule or law in Iran that fundamentally and without exception prohibits women from singing.
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