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This Image Led to a Photographer Being Sentenced to 74 Lashes in Iran

This Image Led to a Photographer Being Sentenced to 74 Lashes in Iran

A woman in a black dress stands in focus, looking over her shoulder at the camera. She is outdoors at night, with arched brick architecture and soft lighting in the background.

This striking portrait of an Iranian singer in a black dress, her hair uncovered, has come at a devastating cost for the photographer who captured it -- resulting in a sentence of 74 lashes, a travel ban, and a prohibition on artistic activity.

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