Musician sentenced to 74 lashes for hijabless performance as Iran continues entertainment crackdown
The court found that a hijabless performance had violated “public decency through the production and publication of obscene and immoral content on cyberspace platforms.”
Iranian court has upheld the sentence of Parastoo Ahmadi, a musician, to 74 lashes and a two-year ban on artistic activities for her hijabless performance on YouTube last December. The court found that her performance violated "public decency through the production and publication of obscene and immoral content on cyberspace platforms" under Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code.
This incident comes amid a crackdown on entertainment in Iran, with the Islamic Republic seeking to take action against other entertainers for conduct related to their creative work.
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