Another Journalist Summoned for Publishing Images of Unveiled Women Dancing at Lidoma Festival in Tehran

Javad Heydarian, a journalist, says he has been summoned by the Tehran prosecutor's office for publishing images of dancing and unveiled women at the Lidoma Festival at Milad Tower in Tehran. Heydarian shared a photo of the court summons on his Twitter account. He wrote that the Tehran Ethics Crimes Prosecutor's Office has accused him of 'promoting immorality through the publication of images of dancing and unveiling at the Lidoma cultural festival.' The Lidoma Festival has been held for several years with the participation of the Lore ethnic group from across the country, and its eighth edition took place at the Milad Tower conference hall. Live Luri music was performed at the festival, and attendees expressed their emotions. During the event, officials cut the electricity in the hall. Heydarian has posted the court notification on his Twitter. In his description of the event, he wrote: 'On the occasion of the eighth Lidoma Festival, Lurs and several other compatriots are present in the Milad Tower hall. Most women were not wearing hijabs, and because they danced, the electricity in the hall was cut off, but the sound of protest and ...' Since last year's protests, the judiciary of the Islamic Republic has taken action against journalists who have covered the protests in any way. Since these protests began after the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police, many women have openly refrained from wearing the mandatory hijab. The Iranian government is seeking to enact stricter laws, but some legal experts, such as Mohsen Barahani, argue that these actions contradict even Islamic recommendations. The publisher of the Luri dance video at Milad Tower has been summoned; the charge: promoting immorality. A fire in the Lidoma shopping center in Tehran is still being extinguished; the cause and extent of casualties are currently unknown.