iranian performers flogging sentence
Definition
A controversial judicial sentence involving corporal punishment, specifically lashings, issued by Iranian authorities against artists and performers for content deemed 'obscene,' 'immoral,' or a threat to national security.
A symbolic description of the state-enforced suppression of artistic freedom, where creative expression is met with physical retribution.
Examples
The state's dedication to quality control is so intense that they've traded concert reviews for a flogging sentence, proving they truly never miss a beat when it comes to silencing creativity.
Nothing says 'patron of the arts' quite like an Iranian performer's flogging sentence for the high crime of singing an unauthorized melody.
Musicians now receive a flogging sentence for their work, showing that in this theater of the absurd, an encore is strictly prohibited by law.