US EditionIran's supreme court overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence
- The Iranian Supreme Court overturned rapper Salehi's death sentence, deeming previous prison sentences excessive, as announced by his lawyer Amir Raesian.
- Salehi's death sentence was considered excessive and non-compliant with Iranian law according to the Supreme Court, as stated by a group involved in the case.
- Salehi's case will undergo re-sentencing in Isfahan's lower court, with concerns raised about potential additional jail time for him by Index On Censorship.
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Iran: Toomaj Salehi, one of Iran's best-known rappers and fierce critic of the Islamic regime, seems to be escaping the gallows for now. After the Iranian...
Iran Supreme Court overturns death sentence for activist rapper
Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence imposed on dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi, his lawyer announced Saturday. The news was confirmed by Salehi’s lawyer, Amir Raisian, on X. Raisian said that, through this decision, the Iranian Supreme Court avoided an “irreparable judicial error”. Salehi had been detained since October 2022 for speaking out and participating in protests against the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old was killed …
Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Has Death Sentence Overturned, Will Face Retrial
Toomaj Salehi, the dissident Iranian rapper sentenced to death in April for releasing music critical of the country’s government, had the punishment overturned Saturday and will face retrial. Salehi’s lawyer Amir Raesian wrote on social media (via the Guardian), “As expected, the Supreme Court avoided an irreparable judicial error,” and that the supreme court “reiterated that even the previous prison sentence (6 years and three months) did no…
Weil er die Protestbewegung im Iran unterstützte, wurde Rapper Toomaj Salehi von einem Revolutionsgericht zum Tode verurteilt. Das Urteil wurde nun aufgehoben, so Salehis Anwalt.
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