Mehdi Yarahi

Mehdi Yarahi is a singer and composer from Ahvaz. Since the beginning of the 2022 uprising, which began after the death of Mahsa Amini, he supported the protesters many times and sang in support of the protesters. He was arrested and sentenced to prison after the release of the song "Take off your scarf".

• <coverage-outsourcing id='57419'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/z57un8sy'> According to IranWire, at the same time as the rise of Women, Life Freedom, Mehdi Yarahi, along with a number of other artists, was declared "forbidden to work with" by the Tehran Prosecutor's Office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57422'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/3fv9zzwv'> According to IRNA, the Judiciary's Media Center announced the filing of a legal case against Mehdi Yarahi. The reason for opening this case was "publishing an illegal song that is against the morals and customs of the Islamic society". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57416'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/mrx9d7tf'> He was arrested by the order of the Tehran prosecutor and transferred to the detention center of the Tehran Security Police. According to ISNA, the reason for Mr. Yarahi's arrest is "publishing an illegal song". Mehdi Yarahi's arrest took place only a few days after the release of the song "Take Off Your Scarf" on the eve of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57418'> <reference source='https://x.com/MostafaNili58/status/1699031188642414966'> His attorney announced that his client has been transferred to Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57421'> <reference source='https://t.me/KHRO_ORG/316'> According to Caroun, Abram Paley, the deputy US special representative for Iran affairs, considered the arrest of Mehdi Yarahi as another attempt by the Islamic Republic to "silence the voice of the Iranian people" and said: > The Iranian regime must stop its repressive methods and listen to the wishes of its citizens. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57420'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/en4czfxc'> Mehdi Yarahi's interrogation session was held at the Moral Security Prosecutor's Office of the 38th district of Tehran. According to the Iran Watch report, "Based on the location of the trial of Mehdi Yarahi's case, it seems that none of the security agencies are complaining about this singer, and his case is being pursued directly by the judiciary." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57417'> <reference source='https://x.com/MostafaNili58/status/1699031188642414966'> Mehdi Yarahi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, in a tweet while announcing his meeting with Mr. Yarahi in prison, wrote: > During the conversation we had, he was in a very good mood. Physically, his skin is inflamed and he has pain in his right ear, which is being treated by Evin Hospital. This human rights lawyer also wrote: > I haven't been able to study his case yet, and that's why I can't state the exact charges. I hope to be able to study the case on Saturday." Another thing mentioned in this thread of tweets is that Mehdi Yarahi emphasized in the meeting with his lawyer that "we will take legal action against some officers who did not respect the law and my civil rights during my arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57382'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/MostafaNili58/status/1700485047927607745'> Mostafa Nili, Mehdi Yarahi's lawyer, wrote on the X social network that after going to the second branch of the Ershad Prosecutor's Office to study Mehdi Yarahi's case, they informed him that "an indictment has been issued and the case has been sent to the Revolutionary Court." Mr. Nili stated that it is not yet possible to study the case of Mehdi Yarahi, and wrote that he will continue to follow up the case after determining the court branch. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57423'> <reference source='https://x.com/MizanNewsAgency/status/1701520323059810603'> According to Mizan, the spokesperson of the judicial branch announced the accusation of Mehdi Yarahi as "disturbing the public mind, propaganda against the system and making and publishing films against public modesty". He added that "the case has been sent to the competent court after the indictment and preliminary investigation with the issuance of a summons order." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57424'> <reference source='https://x.com/MostafaNili58/status/1703848519935631661'> Mostafa Nili, Mehdi Yarahi's lawyer, announced that his client's case was sent to Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. According to what this lawyer wrote on X channel, Mehdi Yarahi has been accused of propaganda against the system, encouraging people to commit corruption, creating and publishing content against morals and public modesty, and encouraging and inciting people to commit crimes against modesty using cyberspace. Mr. Nili has said that he and his client are "waiting for the trial date to be set for this case". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57425'> <reference source='https://x.com/MostafaNili58/status/1704183928842494001'> Mostafa Nili wrote on X that it has been three weeks since Mehdi Yarahi was kept in quarantine in Evin prison, and despite repeated follow-ups, he has not been transferred to the general population ward yet. According to Nili, "special conditions and few quarantine facilities" have caused the persistence of physical problems in Mr. Yarahi's skin and ears. Mr. Nili emphasized that "according to the regulations of the Prisons Organization, it is illegal to continue to keep him in quarantine." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57426'> <reference source='https://t.me/KHRO_ORG/344'> According to Karoun's report, the lawyer of Mr. Yarahi announced that the court hearing of his client's charges will be held at branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57427'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/4zn7aepd'> Zahra Minouei, one of Mehdi Yarahi's lawyers, announced the first court session of this singer and predicted that the court verdict will be issued in the coming days. Ms. Minouei told "Shagh Network" about the process of Mehdi Yarahi's trial, the hearing began with the reading of Mr. Yarahi's indictment by the representative of the prosecutor's office and lasted for about three hours. According to Zahra Minouei, the accusations attributed to Mehdi Yarahi include "encouraging corruption and prostitution, creating and publishing content against public morals and modesty, encouraging and inciting people to commit crimes and propaganda against the system." Minouei said about Mehdi Yarahi's trial: > In addition to his father, representatives of the music house and a number of artists were also present at the session." This was the last session, and after the defenses were presented, the trial was declared closed, and we will probably see a verdict issued in the coming days. She also said about the possibility of Mahdi Yarahi's release on bail: > We submitted the request for Mr. Yarahi's release on bail, and Judge Afshari, as the head of the branch, announced that he will decide on the release of my client on bail within the next few days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57428'> <reference source='https://x.com/ZMinuei/status/1714302310073897272'> One of his lawyers, Zahra Minouei, announced his release on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57429'> <reference source='https://x.com/ZMinuei/status/1744648911673766133'> His lawyer announced that Mehdi Yarahi was sentenced to a total of two years and eight months in prison and 74 lashes based on the verdict issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. He wrote that according to Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, one year from this sentence is applicable. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57430'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/32770059.html'> The American Pen Association condemned the sentencing of Mehdi Yarahi and called it "a sign of the power of art against government actions in Iran." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57431'> <reference source='https://x.com/ZMinuei/status/1761814821261942855'> Mehdi Yarahi's lawyer, Zahra Minouei, published a text on X social network and announced the conversion of her client's one-year prison sentence to an electronic ankle bracelet with a range of 1000 meters. She wrote: "Following the submission of the case of my client Mr. Mehdi Yarahi to the sentence enforcement branch, due to his illness and the need for medical care, his one-year imprisonment was changed to electronic house arrest (bound with a movement radius of 1000 meters). This sentence (with a bail of 150 billion rials) has been implemented since the February 20. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57433'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/2drxa2s5'> Regarding Mehdi Yarahi's case Zahra Minoui explained to ILNA that he is currently "in shackles" with a 1000-meter travel restriction outside the prison and he is waiting for the Nowruz leave order to visit his parents. Minouei said: > We were waiting for the order for the Nowruz leave so that we can get him a few days off to visit his parents in Ahvaz, but as far as I know, the order did not come until yesterday. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>