Shervin Hajipour sentenced for ‘inciting and provoking people to riot to disturb national security’
An Iranian pop singer whose song became an anthem during mass protests more than a year ago has been sentenced to at least three years in prison.
Shervin Hajipour, 26, wrote and published Baraye during nationwide demonstrations triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody in September 2022.
Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, had been arrested for allegedly violating the Iran’s strict dress code for women.
On Friday, as the country held parliamentary elections, Hajipour said on Instagram he had been sentenced to three years in prison for “inciting and provoking people to riot to disturb national security”.
He was also handed an eight-month sentence for “propaganda against the regime”.
