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Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released from Prison After Death Sentence Overturned

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Toomaj Salehi is a 32-year-old Iranian rapper who was arrested in October 2022 for supporting the nationwide Woman Life Freedom protests. Salehi was sentenced to death in April for his support of the protests, but Iran's supreme court overturned his death sentence in June 2024.

  1. DE
    Ye-One Rhie
    1. We should remain cautious and keep both eyes on his freedom and safety. Especially with how sudden his release happened tonight.
  2. IE
    Caoilfhionn Gallagher
    Doughty Street Chambers
    1. The world must not look away now: We must ensure Mr Salehi remains free and is never again subjected to the egregious violations of his rights.
    2. This is a time of celebration: Our brave, brilliant client Toomaj Salehi is finally free.
  3. IR
    Negin Niknaam
    1. While expressing joy and happiness … we will wait for the end of all cases and false accusations, and for Toomaj's complete and unconditional freedom.
    2. Toomaj himself didn't know he was going to be released. They told him at 23.30 that he is to be released right away. His father was asleep and they took him home discreetly at 12am because they feared due to his popularity people would gather outside the prison.
  4. IR
    Arezou Eghbali Babadi
    1. The regime tried to silence Toomaj with a death sentence, tortured him to death to break his spirit and now, after so much pain and injustice, they released him.
    2. While we celebrate his freedom, we will never forget that he should have never spent even a moment in prison for simply demanding freedom and humanity.

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  1. Iran's Supreme Court Overturns Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence
  2. Iranian Rapper Sentenced to Death Over Support for Mahsa Amini Protests
  3. UN: Iran accused of committing crimes against humanity during protest crackdown

sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.CNN
  4. 4.Guardian

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.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.BelgiumBE
  3. 3.CanadaCA
  4. 4.GermanyDE
  5. 5.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  6. 6.New ZealandNZ
  7. 7.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Doughty Street Chambers
  2. 2.Index on Censorship
  3. 3.Amnesty InternationalGB
  4. 4.Human Rights Foundation
  5. 5.United Nations

persons

  1. 1.Toomaj Salehi
  2. 2.Mahsa Amini
  3. 3.Arezou Eghbali BabadiIR
  4. 4.Negin NiknaamIR
  5. 5.Artemis Moshtagian
  6. 6.Caoilfhionn GallagherIE
  7. 7.Ebrahim Raisi
  8. 8.Kianoosh Sanjari
  9. 9.Ye-One RhieDE

technicals

  1. 1.Kurdistan Region
  2. 2.Grammy Awards
  3. 3.Nobel Peace Price
Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released from Prison After Death Sentence Overturned