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Iranian Rapper Sentenced to Death Over Support for Mahsa Amini Protests

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Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 for supporting nationwide protests. He had been detained by the morality police in Tehran. According to reports, Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on charges of "corruption on Earth". However, his lawyer has stated that he was actually jailed for over a year and a half before receiving this verdict. The lawyer has also announced plans to appeal the decision.

  1. INThe Times of India
    1. Iran sentences rapper to death for backing hijab stir
  2. GBBBC
    1. Iranian rapper sentenced to death, says lawyer
  3. FRFrance 24
    1. Iran sentences popular rapper to death for supporting Mahsa Amini protests

Mahsa Amini's Death

  1. Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released from Prison After Death Sentence Overturned
  2. Iran's Supreme Court Overturns Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence
  3. UN: Iran accused of committing crimes against humanity during protest crackdown

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.Shargh Daily

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Iran Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Protests
  4. 4.Authoritarianism
  5. 5.Human rights
  6. 6.Riots
  7. 7.Women's Rights
  8. 8.Kurdish nationalism
  9. 9.Iranian politics
  10. 10.Police brutality

countries

  1. 1.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR

organizations

  1. 1.Isfahan Revolutionary Court
  2. 2.Revolutionary Court

persons

  1. 1.Toomaj Salehi
  2. 2.Mehdi Yarrahi
  3. 3.Amir Raisian
  4. 4.Mahsa Amini

technicals

  1. 1.Islam
  2. 2.Kurdistan Region
  3. 3.Noor