Pop artist Mehdi Yarrahi drops new protest song: Auschwitz
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi resurfaced online with a new song titled “Auschwitz,” triggering widespread discussion on Iranian social media.
Yarrahi, who is known for his protest songs in support of the Women, Life, Freedom movement, received 74 lashes as part of his sentence last March.
He was arrested in August 2023 after releasing Rousarieto (Take Off Your Headscarf).
The new track features lyrics by Hossein Shanbehzadeh, an Iranian blogger who was arrested in 2024 after posting a single dot in response to a tweet from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
