An Iranian Grammy Award winner said on Monday he was pardoned from a three-year sentence for a song that became an anthem to the 2022 protests that rocked the country following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. <\/p>\n
Shervin Hajipour, who received the first-ever Grammy for best song for social change in 2023, uploaded a video story on Instagram, looking overcome with emotion and saying: \u201cA new order had been issued regarding amnesty, and it included my case which has been completely dismissed,\u201d adding that he learned about the case dismissal on Sunday. <\/p>\n
His song, \u201cBaraye,\u201d or \u201cFor\u201d in English, begins with: \u201cFor dancing in the streets,\u201d \u201cfor the fear we feel when we kiss.\u201d <\/p>\n
The lyrics list reasons posted online by young Iranians explaining why they had protested against Iran\u2019s ruling theocracy, after Amini died for not wearing her mandated headscarf to the liking of security forces. <\/p>\n
The protests quickly escalated into calls to overthrow Iran\u2019s clerical rulers. A subsequent security crackdown killed more than 500 people, with more than 22,000 detained. <\/p>\n
On Friday, Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pardoned and commuted the sentences of 2,887 prisoners. It is unclear whether Hajipour\u2019s case was part of the amnesty order. <\/p>\n
Two months ago, Hajipour announced that he was ordered to head to prison to serve the sentence of three years and eight months that a court handed him in March. <\/p>\n
He had already served some prison time but was out on bail in 2023 pending the court\u2019s decision. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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