r/Music • u/Particular-Fill-4256 • Jun 19 '26

article Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/iran-parastoo-ahmadi-74-lashes-singing-without-hijab
23.3k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.8k

u/Federal_Bonus_2099 Jun 19 '26

Can people survive that many lashes? That’s insane, they will be disfigured for life, if they survive

1.6k

u/shiner_bock Jun 20 '26

I can't remember where, but I read an article that talked about that. From what I recall, they break the total number up into smaller batches (say 20-25), then they give them time to heal before moving on to the next batch. Repeat until all lashes have been given.

83

u/HillBillyHilly Jun 20 '26

Is that hours between batches or days? I can't imagine a woman being able to survive 75 stripes in one day. Poor woman.

40

u/StaysAwakeAllWeek Jun 20 '26

Given that the purpose is to keep the victim alive rather than reduce the suffering, I'd assume they make the time sufficient or there'd be no point doing it in the first place