The Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour, interpreter of
For...
, was arrested last night by the authorities for
"inciting a riot"
.
The video for his song in support of the protests racked up tens of millions of views in two days.
An hour before the musician's arrest, the video was deleted from his Instagram account.
According to those close to Shervin Hajipour, Iranian cyberpolice forced him to do so.
The same sources claim that he was first contacted by the authorities for a short hearing before he was actually arrested.
The Iran Human Rights association confirms these statements and adds that the young man's phone no longer works.
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According to the artist, the text of his song was written by his compatriots to
“relieve their pain”
.
A tribute to the countless posts by Iranians on social media and national protests in response to the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, her poem makes numerous references to societal issues in Iran over the past two decades.
Iran Human Rights is also questioning the wave of arrests of students, journalists and artists that is taking place at the moment.
According to the NGO, since the beginning of the movement on September 16, 75 demonstrators have been killed by the Iranian police.
The toll of the Iranian authorities stands at 41 dead, demonstrators and police forces combined.
To this must be added more than 1,200 arrests, including former footballer Hossein Mahini for messages of support.
The Iranian government warns personalities who support the protesters.
The governor of Tehran province said in a statement, taken up by the ISNA news agency on Thursday:
“We are going to attack the celebrities who blew on the embers
” of the “
riots
”.