Iranian authorities have sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi, two musicians, and six members of a concert production team to 74 lashes each following an online-broadcast performance, according to Iranian human rights groups and diaspora media reports cited by The Jerusalem Post.

The Qom Province Criminal Court also imposed two-year travel bans and barred all nine individuals from artistic activity for two years.

Iran's judiciary reportedly found the group guilty of violating public morality laws through the production and online publication of content it described as "obscene and immoral."

The case stems from the "Caravanserai Concert," which was streamed on YouTube in December 2025. Ahmadi and the other artists were later summoned to appear before Iran's Prosecutor's Office for Moral Security.

According to BBC Persian, prosecutors charged the group under Article 638 of Iran's Islamic Penal Code and Article 743 of the Computer Crimes Law.

Article 638 prohibits actions deemed offensive to public decency, including appearing without a hijab, while Article 743 targets online content that authorities believe promotes corruption or violates public morality.

Ahmadi performed without wearing a hijab during the concert. Under Iran's strict Islamic rules, women are also prohibited from singing before mixed-gender audiences. Violations can result in harsh penalties, including flogging.

The legal advocacy organization Dadban reported that attorney Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour challenged the charges, arguing that Iranian law does not criminalize women singing and that such interpretations of the penal code lack a legal basis.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency previously reported that, "following the production and publication of a video by Ms. Parastoo Ahmadi that was deemed contrary to social norms and values, she was summoned to the Public Security Police and instructed to appear before the judicial authorities."

The punishment sparked condemnation from critics of Iran's government.

Iranian-American activist and journalist Masih Alinejad blasted the ruling on social media.

"They call America the Great Satan," she wrote on X. "And then they flew to the table and signed a deal with the 'Devil'. But a woman's voice scared them more than any superpower ever could."

"A regime that whips women for showing their hair and singing – there's not a normal government," Alinejad added. "This is called apartheid against women."