In Tehran, an Iranian court has upheld a sentence of lashes for singer Parastoo Ahmadi after a livestreamed concert in which she performed wearing a sleeveless dress without a hijab.
Ahmadi was convicted of “offending public decency” by a court in Iran. The conviction followed her appearance in a sleeveless dress during a livestreamed performance, which the court deemed to violate the country’s public decency laws.
The court’s ruling confirms the earlier decision that the singer would receive a number of lashes as punishment for the alleged offence.
The case underscores the strict enforcement of dress codes for women in Iran, where wearing a sleeveless dress without a hijab is considered a breach of public decency regulations.
<small>Source: BBC News — read the original story there.</small>
