Iranian singer Parastu Ahmadi appeared without a hijab during an online performance without an audience.
Security services detained Ahmadi and four musicians after the concert appeared on her YouTube channel.
An Iranian singer has been detained for demonstratively performing songs with bare shoulders and without a hijab, the South China Morning Post reports.
Several hours after the nearly 30-minute performance, which was watched by about 2 million people, security services entered the singer’s home.
Ahmadi was taken away for questioning and now faces years in prison or the death penalty.
News of the singer's arrest quickly spread on social media after she performed at a concert on Wednesday.
Under Iranian law, women are required to wear the hijab and cannot sing freely in public in the country.
Ahmadi performed without an audience, but streamed the concert live on her YouTube channel.
She said that she wants to sing for people about her country, which she loves very much.
Iranian authorities announced after Ahmadi's arrest that she would stand trial.
