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Iran· TehranIranian Singer Sentenced to 4 Years Imprisonment for Solo Performance
Hiwa Seifizadeh, a female singer, has been sentenced to four years in prison in Iran for performing a solo song, sparking outrage among artists and human rights advocates.
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Judicial Actions Against Female Singer Hiwa Seifizadeh
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The sentence is seen as part of the Islamic Republic's gender apartheid policy to suppress women's public presence, with questions raised about how singing poetry can be considered 'corruption'.
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