Amid a crackdown ahead of the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, whose death at the hands of the morality police sparked nationwide protests, Iranian authorities arrested singer Mehdi Yarrahi on Monday after over a music video in support of Iranian women protesting against the hijab.
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Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP/Middle East Images, File)