Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian musician known for protest songs that call out his country’s strict dress codes for women, was given 74 lashes as part of a punishment. His lawyer, Zahra Minuei, confirmed in ...

Pop singer Mehdi Yarrahi has been given 74 lashes for a song criticizing Iran's mandatory dress code for women, ending a criminal case against him that also included a prison term. His lawyer, Zahra ...

Prominent Iranian pop singer Mehdi Yarrahi has been arrested following the release of an "illegal" song urging women to remove their mandatory head scarves as officials continue to clamp down on ...

A Iranian musician was flogged on Wednesday as part of his sentence for making a song in support of women's rights in Iran. File Photo by EPA-EFE March 6 (UPI) --Iranian musician Mehdi Yarrahi ...

Iran has begun legal proceedings against prominent pop singer Mehdi Yarrahi over his latest song urging women to take off their mandatory headscarves, the judiciary said. The action against Mehdi ...