Shervin Hajipour

Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “"Baraye": arrest, three years and eight months' imprisonment with additional penalties, reduction on appeal and announced amnesty” and “After amnesty: informal restrictions reported in 2025, including exclusion from gym and concerts”.

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Profile No. 0490 · Updated on 12 October 2026

3Documented controversies

8Sources

0Formal charge · all time

1Conviction

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I. Documented controversies

2025

After amnesty: informal restrictions reported in 2025, including exclusion from gym and concerts

No legal proceedings

After his amnesty, Hajipour stated that he continued to face informal restrictions. In 2025, he reported having been prevented from entering a gym and explained that he found it difficult to obtain concert permits or carry out certain public activities normally.

State of the evidence: Reported by the press

Sources · 2

[1]
Iran InternationalGrammy-winning Iranian singer says barred from gym amid continued restrictionsMediaHigh reliability
[2]
PEN AmericaShervin HajipourNGOHigh reliability

Last verified: 20 August 2026

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December 2025

First officially authorised album in late 2025: criticism from some supporters for compromising with system

No legal proceedings

After obtaining official authorisation to release his first album, Vaqei ("Real"), Hajipour was criticised by some former supporters of the protest movement, who believed that an artist who had become a symbol of "Woman, Life, Freedom" was compromising his position by working within the state licensing system.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: Not applicable
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Radio Farda / RFE-RLIranian protest singer faces backlash over state-approved debut albumMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 20 August 2026

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2022-2024

"Baraye": arrest, three years and eight months' imprisonment with additional penalties, reduction on appeal and announced amnesty

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The song Baraye, assembled from protesters' messages following Mahsa Amini's death, became an anthem of the 2022 movement. Hajipour was arrested in late September 2022. In 2024, he announced a total sentence of three years and eight months' imprisonment, including a travel ban and obligations to produce mandated content. In August 2024, additional penalties were overturned on appeal and part of the main sentence suspended. In September 2024, Hajipour announced that his case had been closed under an amnesty.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Protagonist is the victim

Sources · 5

[1]
Al JazeeraIranian singer sentenced to jail over Mahsa Amini protest anthemMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Associated PressIran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protestsMediaHigh reliability
[3]
Euronews Persianشروین حاجی‌پور به بیش از سه سال زندان و دو سال ممنوعیت خروج محکوم شدMediaHigh reliability
[4]
Center for Human Rights in IranAppeals court cancels additional punishments imposed on Shervin HajipourNGOHigh reliability
[5]
Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyIranian Singer Says Case Over Protest Anthem Closed Under AmnestyMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 20 August 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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