Iranian singer sentenced to receive 74 lashes for performing without hijab, banned from leaving country for 2 years ^40.6%

One America News Network - By OAN Staff Lillian Mann - 6/25/2026, 7:01 PM

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Iran has sentenced a prominent singer and seven of her bandmates and colleagues to 74 lashes after the group livestreamed a music performance on YouTube in December 2024, according to her videographer and local media. The concert featured 29-year-old Parastoo Ahmadi singing powerful folk songs on a dimly lit stage to an empty audience in... more