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Iranian rapper Tataloo once supported a hard-line presidential candidate. Now he faces execution

Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, a 37-year-old rapper who performs under the name Tataloo, is currently on death row in Iran following a conviction for insulting Islamic sacred symbols.
Tataloo’s increasing legal troubles followed his shift to politically charged lyrics after Mahsa Amini's 2022 death and related protests, despite earlier support for hard-line politician Ebrahim Raisi.
Once a popular figure among Iranian youth for blending Western music styles with Farsi lyrics, Tataloo appeared in a 2015 video backing the Revolutionary Guard, but was deported from Turkey and arrested in Iran in 2023.
The Iranian Supreme Court upheld Tataloo’s death sentence last month, confirming it as ready for execution, while activists and human rights groups express deep concern over his safety.
Tataloo’s sentence reflects Iran’s volatile political moment amid isolation and US nuclear negotiations, and his death could intensify tensions given his loyal fan base known as Tatalities.

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