Iran sentences singer Parastoo Ahmadi, eight others to lashings over performance without hijab
- On Thursday, The Qom Provincial Criminal Court sentenced Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight collaborators to 74 lashes, a two-year travel ban, and a two-year artistic prohibition for content broadcast on YouTube.
- Authorities accused the nine artists of producing "obscene and immoral content" after Ahmadi performed without a hijab in December 2024, violating Islamic Penal Code articles regarding public decency and digital morality.
- Prosecutors used Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code and Article 743 of the Computer Crimes Law to convict the group, though lawyer Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour argued Iranian law does not criminalize women singing.
- Responding to the verdict, Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad wrote: "They call America the Great Satan. And then they flew to the table and signed a deal with the 'Devil'. But a woman's voice scared them more than any superpower ever could."
- The group was previously arrested in December 2024 and released on bail; critics describe the sentencing as part of a systemic "apartheid against women" within Iran's current government.
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lacronicabadajoz.comAn Iranian court has sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi to 74 lashes and two years without singing for broadcasting an online concert in which she appeared without veil at the end of 2024, which challenged the laws of the Islamic Republic. "Parastoo Ahmadi, along with eight other people from the virtual concert team and musicians, was sentenced to 74 corrective lashes, two years of ban on leaving the country and two years of disqualification from …
Iranian Singer Sentenced to Be Lashed 74 Times for Baring Shoulders in Video Shared on YouTube * The Gateway Pundit * by Margaret Flavin
Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi was recently sentenced to be lashed 74 times after a video appeared on YouTube in December 2025 of her without a hijab and…
Parastoo Ahmadi was sanctioned for a virtual presentation on YouTube, in which she appeared without a veil
'Obscene and immoral': Iranian singer who performed without hijab sentenced to 74 las
Parastoo Ahmadi and 8 members of the production team and musicians who participated with her in a concert broadcast on YouTube in 2024 have been sentenced to lashes, a ban on leaving Iran and a two-year prohibition on artistic activity
The Iranian dictatorship of the Ayatollás remains the same cruel and repressive regime that was before the attack of the US and Israel on February 28. After the signing of the understanding agreement this Thursday, it has been known that it has condemned singer Parastoo Ahmadi, 29, to receive 74 lashes for singing without veil. Along with her, Iran has condemned eight members of its team (musicians and production personnel) to the same sentence.…
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