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Iran singer who criticized headscarf law freed on bail

Iran singer who criticized headscarf law freed on bail

  • The 41-year-old had been arrested in August on the orders of prosecutors in Tehran for distributing an “illegal song”
  • “Mr Mehdi Yarrahi was freed on bail a few minutes ago from Evin prison” in Tehran, the Shargh newspaper reported on its website
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