Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups

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The singer was sentenced after a concert streamed online went viral and had millions of views. Photograph: Parastoo Ahmadi/YoutubeView image in fullscreenParastoo Ahmadi singing live in 2004. Photograph: CreativeMorningsMoein Khazaeli, a human rights lawyer at Dadban, a legal counselling centre for Iranian activists based outside Iran, said: “The verdict is against humanity.

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▪The singer was sentenced after a concert streamed online went viral and had millions of views.
▪Photograph: Parastoo Ahmadi/YoutubeView image in fullscreenParastoo Ahmadi singing live in 2004.
▪Photograph: CreativeMorningsMoein Khazaeli, a human rights lawyer at Dadban, a legal counselling centre for Iranian activists based outside Iran, said: “The verdict is against humanity.

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Parastoo Ahmadi singing live in 2004. The singer was sentenced after a concert streamed online went viral and had millions of views. Photograph: Parastoo Ahmadi/YoutubeView image in fullscreenParastoo Ahmadi singing live in 2004. The singer was sentenced after a concert streamed online went viral and had millions of views. Photograph: Parastoo Ahmadi/YoutubeRights and freedomGlobal development Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groupsIranian court upholds sentence against 29-year-old star Parastoo Ahmadi and other musicians in crackdown on women flouting hijab lawSupported byAbout this contentDeepa ParentWed 30 Sep 2026 07.09 EDTLast modified on Wed 30 Sep 2026 07.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAn Iranian court’s decision to…

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