The well-known Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi was arrested this Saturday along with two other members of her band after giving an online performance in the middle of this week in which She appeared without a scarf and wearing a dress which left his shoulders exposed, although the Police have not confirmed his arrest.
The artist’s lawyer, Milad Panahipur, was in charge of communicating that the Iranian authorities had detained the young woman in the north of the country and also two of her colleagues in her music studio in the country’s capital, Tehran.
Panahipur has denounced not knowing where the detainees arewho would have been deprived of all “contact with the outside world.”
The news has generated a stir both inside and outside the country, with numerous media outlets praising Parastoo Ahmadi’s “brave action” in challenging the dress codes for women imposed by the Iranian authorities based on his interpretation of Islamic law.
This fact adds to the repeated protests against the Iranian regime that have taken place in recent years due to repression of women in the country, where a wave of massive demonstrations broke out after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country’s morality police for allegedly wearing the veil incorrectly.
A video “contrary to state values”
For their part, Iranian police authorities have confirmed that Ahmadi was called to testify in relation to an “out of the ordinary” video contrary to state values, without reference to any arrest.
“After the production and publication of an unusual video and against social values by Mrs. Parastoo Ahmadi on social networks, ellwas summoned by the Public Security Police and he was instructed to appear before the judicial authority,” said the head of the Information Department of the Police Command of the province of Mazandaran, according to the Tasnim news agency.
The same spokesperson has also assured that the artist “left the Police building accompanied by her family after an information meeting”, about which they have not revealed any further details.
