"I am Parastoo, a girl who wants to sing for the people I love." Those were the words of Parastoo Ahmadi, a performer in Iran ...

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi caused a sensation on December 11. A supporter of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, she ...

Environmentalists are warning of a potential disaster posed by two Russian oil tankers that ran aground in the ecologically sensitive waters off Ukraine's Moscow-annexed Crimean coastline as Russian ...

An Iranian underground singer and her band members have been arrested for streaming a live performance on YouTube without ...

Renowned tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passes away at 73 in the US, leaving an indelible mark on Indian classical music.

Parastoo Ahmadi was arrested with two musicians after broadcasting an online concert bare-shouldered and without a veil. Her bold act, which was praised globally, comes amid debates over a new law ...

Iranian authorities detained 27-year-old singer Parastoo Ahmady along with two of her bandmates for a concert uploaded to ...

She was arrested amid the passage of a new, stricter hijab law, which Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian criticized this ...

A 27-year-old Iranian singer has been arrested for performing without a hijab during a virtual concert on YouTube, Times of ...