Artists Support Mehdi Yarahee: Whipping an Artist is Whipping Humanity

According to news sources, a group of Iranian artists has issued a statement expressing their support for Mehdi Yarahee, an Iranian protest singer. This statement, signed by several well-known figures in the music and arts sector, protests the implementation of a whipping sentence for this artist, describing it as 'cruel and medieval.' The statement reads: 'The lash on the body of an artist is a lash on humanity. We are still in shock and disbelief at what we have heard and seen; Mehdi Yarahee, a noble and popular artist of Iranian music, who has always borne the pain of the people and preferred 'dignity over humiliation,' deserves the highest honors and accolades, not a cruel and medieval sentence like whipping!' The signatories of the statement, referring to the increasing pressures from the regime on independent artists, have warned about the consequences of these actions and emphasized that they stand alongside Mehdi Yarahee and other independent artists. The signatories include: Atena Ashtiaq, Alaleh Amini, Mazda Ansari, Nasser Izadi, Jafar Panahi, Nima Panahiha, Sepideh Jandghi, Kaveh Javadieh, Masoud Khadem, Maryam Khodabakhsh, Reza Khoram, Pejman Khalili, Hossein Dorostpour, Alireza Daryaei, Arash Rafiei, Rana Ziba, Kaveh Farnam, Aziz Qasemzadeh, Ali Akbar Ghorbani, Hana Kamkar, Roshanak Kimanesh, Mohammad Mehdi Gorangi, Hossein Lavafi, Bahar Modiri, Leila Naghdipari. The execution of a 74-lash sentence for Mehdi Yarahee, an Iranian protest singer, has sparked widespread reactions in international media and social networks. A large number of artists, writers, athletes, prominent cultural and social figures, as well as human rights activists and organizations, have condemned this action, describing it as 'inhumane.' Many consider this sentence a sign of the intensification of the crackdown on freedom of expression in Iran and have expressed concern over the continued pressure on artists and activists. The dedication of Mehdi Yarahee to the people of Iran; part of the program of the last page. Arash Sobhani: The government aims to humiliate artists by whipping Mehdi Yarahee. Mansoureh Hosseini Yeganeh: Mehdi Yarahee gives hope to the community and says you are not alone. Widespread reactions to the execution of the whipping sentence for Mehdi Yarahee; Toumaj Salehi: It was a Stone Age. On the line - for the sin of voice, with the crime of speaking! Ebadi: The inhumane punishment of Mehdi Yarahee is a blow to believers in freedom. Reactions of artists to the execution of the whipping sentence for Mehdi Yarahee; anger, protest, and solidarity.