While legislative elections blocked by the government take place this Friday, March 1 in Iran and calls for boycott have multiplied in recent days, the Iranian authorities have condemned the singer Shervin Hajipour, a fervent supporter of the Woman, Life movement. , freedom to three years and eight months in prison, report several Iranian opposition media.
The 27-year-old artist, whose song “Baraye” became the anthem of the protest movement that spread across the country following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 – and won the prize for “Song for Social Change” at the 65th Grammy Awards −, is accused of“propaganda activities against the Islamic Republic” and D’“incitement to riot”, reports IranWire.
It is the singer himself who “announced the verdict in an Instagram post on March 1, also revealing a two-year ban on leaving the country,” added the news site.
Hajipour’s conviction “raised concerns” among opposing circles, especially since the singer “has no criminal record. His song appears to be the sole basis for the accusations and conviction,” deplores IranWire.
This song – whose title can be translated as “Pour… ” or “Due to… “ –, Shervin Hajipour broadcast it a week after the start of the demonstrations following the death of young Kurd Mahsa Amini, on September 16, 2022, in Tehran.
Having become viral, it toured the world and was covered by several famous artists, in solidarity with the protest movement. In October 2022, the famous British pop-rock group Coldplay performed it, performed on stage by exiled Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, during a concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2024-03-01 16:35:17
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