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flag Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi flogged 74 times for song supporting women removing hijabs.

flag Iranian pop singer Mehdi Yarrahi was flogged 74 times for his song that encouraged women to remove their hijabs, as part of his sentence for supporting protests. flag Yarrahi was arrested in 2023 and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court. flag The flogging and his song sparked outrage and protests in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini, who died in custody for allegedly violating the strict dress code. flag Rights groups have condemned such punishments as cruel.

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