Iranian Grammy winner Shervin Hajipour, creator of protest anthem "Baraye," pardoned, avoiding a three-year prison sentence.
Iranian Grammy winner Shervin Hajipour, known for his protest anthem "Baraye," has been pardoned, avoiding a three-year prison sentence. His song highlighted grievances of young Iranians during the 2022 protests following Mahsa Amini's death, which led to over 500 fatalities and 22,000 arrests. It remains unclear if Hajipour's pardon was part of a broader amnesty by Iran's Supreme Leader, who recently commuted the sentences of nearly 2,900 prisoners.
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