Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour was sentenced to prison for his Mahsa Amini protest anthem. He has reportedly been pardoned, after the two year anniversary of Amini's death last week. View on euronews ...

Life. Freedom." movement, she said. Iran's sharia law provides for flogging sentences that are frequently handed out by ...

Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi has been given 74 lashings over protest anthem supporting hijab removal which was released in 2023 which got him arrested.

The current anthem of the Islamic Republic is not a favorite among Iranians in Iran and the diaspora, which is seen by many to symbolize the current hardline, oppressive Islamic regime.

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Meanwhile, in Qatar, the Iranian players who eventually lost 6-2 to England Monday, did not sing the national anthem prior to the match in solidarity with the victims of Tehran's regime.