Iran sentences rapper to more than 6 years in prison over protests, supporters say
Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has sentenced a popular rapper to six years and three months in prison over his participation in protests that rocked the country last year, his supporters said Monday. Salehi was among thousands of mostly young Iranians who took to the streets last fall after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the country’s strict Islamic dress code. The 33-year-old rapper, who was arrested last October, had criticized Iran’s government in songs and music videos that were widely circulated online. Following the protests, authorities launched a heavy crackdown, in which over 500 people were killed and nearly 20,000 arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that closely monitored the unrest.
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