{“_id”:”675e74f15f4521d2a10e008b”,”slug”:”iran-singer-post-video-on-social-media-police-arrested-for-not-wearing-hijab-2024-12-15″,”type” :”story”,”status”:”publish”,”title_hn”:”Iran: Iranian singer jailed by police for not wearing hijab; had shared her song on YouTube Video”,”category”:{“title”:”World”,”title_hn”:”world”,”slug”:”world”}} Iranian singer who has been arrested – Photo: YouTube/Video Grab Image Detail A 27-year-old singer has been arrested in Iran after singing a virtual song. Actually, the singer was not wearing hijab during the song and she had posted this video on social media. It is noteworthy that till now more than 15 lakh people have seen and heard the song of this singer. Trending Videos Remove this video/ad Parastu is seen performing in a sleeveless dress. According to media reports, the singer has been identified as Parastu Ahmadi. Parastu was arrested on Saturday from Sari city of Iran. Sari is a city in Mazandaran province of Iran, which is about 280 kilometers from the capital Tehran. A case was registered against Parastu on Thursday after he shared the video of his song on YouTube. In the video, Parastu is seen performing in a sleeveless black dress. Millions of people have watched this video. Two musicians also arrested According to media reports, a case has also been registered against four musicians standing behind Parastu. Two of them have also been arrested from the capital Tehran. It is noteworthy that in Iran it is mandatory for women to wear hijab and Iran has a history of taking strict action against women who do not follow this rule. In the year 2022, there were also massive protests against hijab in Iran. The protests began after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was tortured by Iranian police for not wearing a hijab, leading to Mahsa’s death. A few months ago, there were reports from Iran in which a student was beaten by Iran’s moral police for not wearing hijab. Due to this beating, the student went into coma and died a few days later.
