A woman was arrested in Iran after she posted a video of herself singing without a hijab on YouTube, despite the Iranian parliament passage of a new, stricter law on women's modesty that has been criticized by rights groups.

The Iranian regime released a young female singer who was arrested for a risque performance without the mandatory hijab.

Iranian authorities arrested a female singer after she performed a virtual concert on YouTube without a hijab. Parastoo Ahmady, 27, was taken into custody in Iran ’s Sari City on Saturday, days after the judiciary had filed a case against Ahmady’s her online performance.

Parastu Ahmadi, an Iranian singer, has been arrested for performing without a hijab. Two members of her band have also been detained. Many expressions of support for the singer and her collaborators have surfaced online.

Iranian authorities have arrested 27-year-old singer Parastoo Ahmady after she performed in a YouTube concert without wearing a hijab, according to her lawyer Milad Panahipour. The arrest took place on Saturday in Sari City,