QOM — Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of her production team were sentenced to 74 lashes by the criminal court of Qom province. The verdict also included a two-year ban on leaving the country and a two-year restriction on artificial activities for the nine individuals.

The charges stated that the individuals offended public decency through the production and publication of obscene or immoral content online. Ahmadi had performed the song "Az Khoone Javanane Vatan" without wearing a hijab during a livestreamed concert. The performance video has accumulated millions of views on YouTube. Ahmadi and several musicians were detained following the performance and later released. She was also summoned to the Public Security Police and instructed to appear before judicial authorities.

The prosecution cited Article 638 and Article 743 of the Islamic Penal Code and the Computer Crimes Law. Human rights lawyer Moein Khazaeli of Dadban stated, "Singing, performing music and producing or disseminating musical works by women are not criminalised under Iranian criminal law. Consequently, such activities cannot reasonably be construed as the production, distribution or publication of obscene content." Lawyer Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour asserted that a woman's singing is not a criminal offense under Iranian law and that interpretations classifying it as obscene lack merit.

Journalist and activist Masih Alinejad commented on the situation. "They call America the Great Satan. And then they flew to the table and signed a deal with the Devil. But a woman's voice scared them more than any superpower ever could." Alinejad also stated, "A regime that whips women for showing their hair and singing, there's not a normal government. This is called apartheid against women."