Seven female artists banned from singing in Iran
7 female artists who were summoned to testify in Iran's Khuzestan province were banned from singing.
According to the human rights organization HRNA, Iranian intelligence forces summoned seven female artists to testify in the Behbehani district of Khuzestan province on 16 April.
As a result of the investigation, it was reported that seven female artists were forced to sign a document prohibiting them from singing, attending women's meetings, playing musical instruments and engaging in artistic activities on digital media.
The artists targeted by these misogynist decisions are as follows: Ilahe Ahmedi, Mehsan Ihtirami, Negin Mansuri Nejad, Azardext Tahirpur, Ramish Seyid, Mujde Nasiri and Zulfa Cemşiyani.
