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 upholds 74 lashes sentence for hijab-less musician Parastoo Ahmadi, who performed last December, according to Iranian media. Ahmadi, along with musicians Ehsan Beiraqdar and Soheil Faqih Nasiri and six production team members, were convicted of violating public decency through obscene content on cyberspace platforms.
The performance was broadcast on YouTube last December and is deemed a violation of Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code. The Islamic Republic has been cracking down on entertainment, seeking to take action against other entertainers for their creative work.
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