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Iranian singer who urged women to go without hijab is lashed over alcohol conviction

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Mehdi Yarahi posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves.

He was flogged on Wednesday for possessing and consuming alcohol, his lawyer says.

Iran ’s semiofficial Fars news agency, quoting an anonymous official, said the sentence was for him drinking and having alcoholic drinks, not his music.

On the streets of Iranian cities, it's becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a headscarf.

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62

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54

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59

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formal

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English

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70

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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