An Iranian court sentenced a prominent singer named Parastoo Ahmadi and a group of seven fellow artists to 74 lashes each after they livestreamed a performance on YouTube, according to her videographer and local media.

The Criminal Court of Qom Province has sentenced Parastoo Ahmadi and eight musicians and production crew members of the “Caravanserai Co ...

The artists will also face a two-year travel ban and a two-year restriction on all artistic activity after the Iranian judiciary found the nine artists had offended “public…