Iranian singer Anita Papist sentenced to 74 lashes for ‘offending public decency’ by singing

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Iranian singer Anita Papist seen singing in a social media video posted on July 18, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/730504" title="Iranian singer Anita Papist seen singing in a social media video posted on July 18, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)" />
Papist, who posts videos of herself online singing in both English and Persian without a head covering, confirmed that her passport was confiscated and her mobile phone blocked.

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