Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song

Source: The Guardian

Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song

Lashes were part of agreement to end criminal case against Yarrahi over song against Iran’s strict dress code for women

Patrick Wintour
Wed 5 Mar 2025 20.38 GMT
Last modified on Wed 5 Mar 2025 22.15 GMT

Mehdi Yarrahi, a well-known Iranian protest singer who spoke out against the country’s strict dress code for women, has been given 74 lashes as part of an agreement to end a criminal case against him.

Yarrahi was initially convicted in January 2024 of acting unlawfully by releasing a protest song in September 2023 entitled Your Headscarf (Roo Sarito) on the first anniversary of the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising.

He had also composed songs during the uprising, and has more than 1 million followers on Instagram.

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