74 lashes & two year travel/performance ban for the crime of singing solo and without a hijab, with sentence upheld courtesy of the Islamic Regime of Iran. That's the reality in Iran right now, no matter how delusional people & influencers spin it.
One minute. That is all it takes to listen to this beautiful voice. One minute to become her voice. Parastoo Ahmadi, one of Iran's most beloved singers, has reportedly been sentenced to 74 lashes simply for singing. Her musicians and production team face the same punishment. In the 21st century, a woman will be lashed on her body because she dared to sing. I want to scream. I want to shout in the street and sing loud and tell everyone: this government is killing innocent people, executing them, lashing them. This is not a normal government. So I am calling on every famous singer, every big name, every artist with a stage and a microphone: be Parastoo's voice. Sing for her until she can sing again. #ParastooAhmadi
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Replying to @mysteriouskat
This sucks, but it’s not our problem.

Sep 27, 2026 · 7:23 PM UTC

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Replying to @educoachtx
Nothing ever is.
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Immigration, inflation, AI. Those are our problems. Not a 1200 year old religion that won’t even disappear from that part of the world.
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It is your problem. You guys helped bring this Islamic regime into power when Carter overthrew the Shah with his coup in 1979
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Bet you would feel differently if this was happening to you.
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Even evil men love their mothers and sisters and recognize talent and art makes us less savage. You don't rip the wings off butterflies 🦋
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Well Educator in Texas I was raised to be a savage gangster and I could become your problem anytime, cops get bought off people look the other way. I was considered the most ruthless of us but I only did things to other ruthless people. I would consider this my problem.
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