A feminine singer has been arrested by authorities in Iran for not sporting a hijab whereas performing in a digital live performance on YouTube, a lawyer mentioned.
The singer, Parastoo Ahmady, has been detained for defying the Islamic Republic’s strict costume code for ladies.
A case was filed towards the 27-year-old singer on Thursday over her live performance efficiency whereby she carried out sporting an extended black sleeveless costume with out a hijab.
While posting the video on YouTube, Ahmady mentioned: “I’m Parastoo, a woman who needs to sing for the individuals I like. This is a proper I couldn’t ignore; singing for the land I like passionately.”
Her live performance has garnered over 1.4 million views on-line whereas she has been praised by individuals on-line for her braveness.
Where is Parastoo Ahmady now?
Her lawyer, Milad Panahipour, mentioned on Saturday that she was arrested within the north of the nation, whereas two musicians from her band had been arrested at their music studio in Tehran.
“Unfortunately, we have no idea the fees towards Ms. Ahmady, who arrested her, or her place of detention, however we’ll observe up on the matter by means of authorized authorities,” Panahipour informed the information company The Associated Press.
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, ladies’s rights have been a contentious subject within the nation.
In 2022, Iran noticed a wave of mass protests following the custodial loss of life of a Kurdish Iranian girl, Jina Mahsa Amini.
The authorities brutally clamped down on the demonstrations and focused main activists.
Many Iranian ladies say they’re towards the strict costume code, significantly the obligatory scarf.
mfi/sri (dpa, AP)
