In a significant move, Iranian authorities have commenced legal proceedings against a prominent pop singer, Mehdi Yarrahi, for his recent song encouraging women to remove their mandatory headscarves. This development comes nearly a year after the tragic death of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old whose arrest for violating the strict dress code ignited widespread protests across Iran.
Legal action against Mehdi Yarrahi
Mehdi Yarrahi, aged 41, released a song titled “Roosarito” (meaning “Your Headscarf” in Farsi) on Friday (August 25), expressing his support for the protest movement that emerged in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death. The Iranian judiciary, in a statement on its Mizan Online website, announced that a legal case had been filed against Yarrahi for releasing an “illegal song” that defies the moral and societal norms of Islamic society. However, the specific charges against Yarrahi have not been disclosed, and he is not currently in custody.
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