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Iranian Singer Sentenced to 74 Lashes for Offending Public Decency
A Tehran court imposed the sentence on a singer who posted videos without a head covering. The musician and rights groups said her passport was confiscated and her phone blocked.
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A Tehran court sentenced singer Anita Papist to 74 lashes for offending public decency. Branch 1088 of the Second Criminal Court at Tehran's Ershad Judicial Complex handed down the penalty after the singer posted videos of herself singing in English and Persian without a head covering.
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Iran rights groups announced the verdict over the weekend. They also reported that authorities confiscated her passport and blocked her mobile phone. A social media video of the singer posted on July 18, 2026, shows her performing without a head covering. The court ruling follows the publication of the videos online.
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