A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said Wednesday that he was willing to pay "a price for freedom" after being flogged 74 times by the authorities as part of his sentence.

Mehdi Yarrahi, arrested in 2023, was released last year after being convicted for his song in support of the "Woman. Life. Freedom" protests that erupted in 2022 and rocked Iran's clerical leadership.

"Today, the final part of the verdict issued by the Revolutionary Court -- 74 lashes -- was fully and completely implemented at branch 4 of the office for enforcement of judgements of the Tehran moral security........

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