Iranian Photographer Sentenced to 74 Lashes Over Portrait

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Iranian Photographer Sentenced to 74 Lashes Over Portrait

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An Iranian photographer has been sentenced to 74 lashes, a travel ban, and a prohibition on artistic work after shooting a portrait of a singer with her hair uncovered. The sentence is a concrete example of the criminal exposure photographers face under Iranian law for documentary and portrait work.

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