Rapper Sentenced To Death By Iranian Court For Backing Mahsa Amini Protests
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@HipHopWired— Source: Robert DEYRAIL / Getty An Iranian court issued a death sentence to a popular rapper who was jailed for over a year after backing nationwide protests. On Wednesday (April 24), rapper Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to death by a court in Iran for his support of protests that swept through the country two years ago, according to his lawyer. “Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court… sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death on the charge of corruption on Earth,” Salem’s lawyer Amir Raisian said in a...
CBS News—Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi reportedly sentenced to death for backing protests. An Iranian court has sentenced a dissident rapper to death, local media reported Wednesday. The rapper has been jailed for more than a year and a half for supporting protests sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. "Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death on the charge of corruption on Earth," the artist's lawyer Amir Raisian said, according to the reformist Shargh newspaper.Salehi, 33, was arrested in October 2022 after publicly backing the wave of...
France 24—Iran sentences popular rapper to death for supporting Mahsa Amini protests. An Iranian court has sentenced to death a popular rapper jailed for more than a year and a half for supporting nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, local media reported Wednesday.
The Source—Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death After Creating Protest Music. A rapper is now facing death after speaking out against his government in his raps. According to Deadline, attorneys for Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi have been sentenced to death for rap lyrics that aligned with protests in Iran in 2022. “An order for the execution of Toomaj Salehi has been issued,” his lawyer stated. After […] The post Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death After Creating Protest Music first appeared on The Source.