India, June 20 -- An Iranian court has sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, to 74 lashes for performing without wearing a hijab during a concert that was livestreamed on Ahmadi's YouTube channel in 2024.

According to court documents, a criminal court in Qom province also imposed a two-year travel ban and a two-year prohibition on artistic activities on the artists. The charges included offending public decency through the production and online publication of what authorities described as "vulgar and immoral content", The Guardian reported.

Ahmadi had performed the patriotic song Az Khoone Javanane Vatan (From the Blood of the Youth of the Homeland) without a hijab during a livestr...