Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, his lawyer and ...

Olivier Grondeau had been accused of spying while visiting Iran on a tourist visa. President Emmanuel Macron of France had denounced his detention as “disgraceful and arbitrary.” ...

March 6 (UPI) --Iranian musician Mehdi Yarrahi received ... his lawyer said. Yarrahi, a singer-songwriter known for his protest music, was arrested in late August 2023 and sentenced to two years ...

PARIS, France (AFP) — A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said Wednesday that he was willing to pay “a price for freedom” after being ...

Paris (AFP) – A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said Wednesday that he was willing to pay "a price for freedom" after being flogged 74 times ...

Iranian authorities are cracking down on female ... while others have been summoned for questioning by security officials. One singer was detained in the middle of a performance; another, whose ...

Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian singer and musician known for his song encouraging women to remove their hijabs, was lashed 74 times as part of his punishment for supporting the protests that swept the ...

A French citizen imprisoned in Iran for over 880 days has been freed. That's according to statements from French officials on ...

Popular Iranian Singer Who Urged Women to Go Without Hijab Is Lashed Over Alcohol Conviction DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song ...