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Iran sentences popular rapper to death for supporting Mahsa Amini protests

Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian rapper, was sentenced to death for supporting protests ignited by the death of Jina Mahsa Amini, according to the Iranian newspaper Shargh Daily.
Salehi's music backed demonstrations in Iran after Amini's death due to an improper hijab, leading to his arrest in 2022.
Despite initially receiving a six-year prison sentence, Salehi was later sentenced to death by an Iranian court, defying a Supreme Court ruling.

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BBC News

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death, says lawyer

Musician Toomaj Salehi had backed anti-government nationwide protests in 2022.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

Iran's judiciary confirms rapper Toomaj Salehi death sentence

Iran's judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported on Thursday.

9 days ago·Canada

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The Independent

Toomaj Salehi: Iran sentences ‘world’s bravest rapper’ to death

Salehi was initially arrested in October 2022 and has been described as ‘the world’s bravest rapper’

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Iran sentences rapper Toomaj Salehi to death over 2022-23 unrest, lawyer tells paper

An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022-23 unrest, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq on Wednesday.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

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10 days ago·Canada

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NDTV

Iran Court Sentences Popular Rapper To Death For Backing Protests: Report

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. "Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court... sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death on the charge of corruption on Earth," the singer's lawyer Amir Raisian said, quoted by the reformist Shargh newspaper. Toomaj Salehi, 33, was arrested in October 2022 after pub…

10 days ago·New Delhi, India

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