An Iranian singer was arrested and taken to an unknown location after performing a virtual concert on YouTube without a hijab ...

Parastoo Ahmadi live-streamed the concert on YouTube. There has been outrage over her arrest as women continue to defy regime ...

A female singer has been arrested by authorities in Iran for not wearing a hijab while performing in a virtual concert on ...

Singer Parastoo Ahmadi held an audienceless performance in one of Iran's traditional venues and posted it to YouTube.

The concert, with no audience present, was shot inside Iran with Ahmadi and her four-man backing band on keyboard, percussion ...

Female vocalists are only allowed to perform for men as part of a chorus or in all-female settings. Iranian law requires ...

A singer in Iran has been arrested after breaking mandatory headscarf laws, performing without the hijab and wearing a dress during a performance.

Milad Panahipour, an Iranian lawyer, said Parastoo Ahmady, 27, was arrested in Sari City, capital of the northern province of Mazandaran, on Saturday.

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Parastoo Ahmadi was arrested with two musicians after broadcasting an online concert bare-shouldered and without a veil. Her bold act, which was praised globally, comes amid debates over a new law ...

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