Iran Sentences Female Singer to 4 Years in Prison for Singing Poetry

An Iranian court has sentenced a classical female singer to four years in prison simply for performing poetry. On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, Hiva Seyfizadeh announced in a video message that a preliminary court handed down the four-year sentence under the regime’s fabricated charge of “encouraging corruption and prostitution.” Protesting this oppressive verdict, the female […]