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Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, local media reported Tuesday. Commenting on his release, New York-based Artist At Risk Connection, an organization that protects artists and cultural workers who are at risk because of their creative expression, said …

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Toomaj Salehi, Iranian dissident rapper, released from prison
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Toomaj Salehi, Iranian dissident rapper, released from prison

CNN  

London CNN — Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian dissident rapper and activist, has been released from prison, according to a statement issued Monday by his international legal team. Salehi thanked his supporters on social media on Monday, writing: “Over the past two years you have done things for me that were unpredictable, glorious and unbelievable.” Earlier this year, the United States …

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Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi cleared of charge after death sentence overturned
4 months, 1 week ago

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi cleared of charge after death sentence overturned

CNN  

CNN — Toomaj Salehi, the Iranian dissident rapper who escaped the death penalty earlier this summer has been cleared entirely of the original charges by a lower court in Isfahan, central Iran. But in a reversal of the high-profile case, Salehi’s sentenced was later overturned by the Iranian Supreme Court and referred back to the lower court in Isfahan for …

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Iran overturns death sentence of rapper famous for lyrics about the death of protester Mahsa Amini
6 months ago

Iran overturns death sentence of rapper famous for lyrics about the death of protester Mahsa Amini

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini in 2022 — his lawyer Amir Raisian said Saturday. Salehi’s death sentence in April by a Revolutionary Court in the …

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Iran overturns death sentence of popular hip-hop rapper, a critic of the government
6 months ago

Iran overturns death sentence of popular hip-hop rapper, a critic of the government

LA Times  

Protesters in Berlin in April attend a rally against a death sentence given to Toomaj Salehi, a popular rapper in Iran and to support the women of Iran. Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody …

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Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj has death sentence overturned
6 months ago

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj has death sentence overturned

CNN  

CNN — Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi had his death sentence overturned by the Iranian Supreme Court this week in what his lawyers have deemed a victory for human rights in Iran. On Saturday, his lawyer Amir Raesian broke the news of the reversal in a post on X, saying that the Iranian Supreme Court had “avoided irreparable judicial error” …

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US lawmakers push to sanction Iranian officials over death sentence for rapper Toomaj Salehi
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US lawmakers push to sanction Iranian officials over death sentence for rapper Toomaj Salehi

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Friday targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and death sentence of a rapper who came to fame for his lyrics about the 2022 death of an Iranian woman and his criticism of the Islamic Republic. The proposal would impose sanctions on the judges, prosecutors and investigators of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts …

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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was jailed after he called out the Islamic Republic. Now he's facing the death penalty
7 months, 1 week ago

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was jailed after he called out the Islamic Republic. Now he's facing the death penalty

ABC  

In a country where criticising the government can get you killed, Toomaj Salehi has remained fearless. Mahsa Jina Amini was arrested by Iranian authorities for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly and died in custody in 2022. trying to celebrate a world that should exist; an Iran that is free," says Nik Williams, a campaigner at the Index on Censorship, …

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How Iran's mullahs are using rap music to wage a holy culture war against the country's youth: Tehran pumps out beats promoting its hardline Islamist values and nuclear ambitions - while dissident art
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How Iran's mullahs are using rap music to wage a holy culture war against the country's youth: Tehran pumps out beats promoting its hardline Islamist values and nuclear ambitions - while dissident art

Daily Mail  

Iran is using rap music to promote hardline Islamist values and nuclear energy ambitions, while dissident artists are jailed for defying the regime. He was sentenced to death last month for charges linked to a period of nationwide unrest in 2022 Amir Tataloo, 36, one of Iran's most controversial rap artists, first gained notoriety for his criticisms of Iran's human …

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Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A rapper in Iran who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and criticizing the Islamic Republic has been sentenced to death, his lawyer and rights activists said Thursday. Confusion still surrounds the death sentence issued against 33-year-old metal shop worker Toomaj Salehi, as even Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency and its …

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Iranian rapper who came to fame during 2022 protests sentenced to death, lawyer says
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Iranian rapper who came to fame during 2022 protests sentenced to death, lawyer says

LA Times  

A demonstrator holds a placard with a picture of Mahsa Amini, whose death in Iranian police custody inspired songs by rapper Toomaj Salehi, now reportedly sentenced to death for criticizing the Islamic State. Confusion still surrounds the sentence issued against 33-year-old metal shop worker Toomaj Salehi, as even the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency, or IRNA, and Iran’s judiciary did …

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The head of UN’s nuclear watchdog warns Iran is ‘not entirely transparent’ on its atomic program
10 months, 1 week ago

The head of UN’s nuclear watchdog warns Iran is ‘not entirely transparent’ on its atomic program

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday that Iran is “not entirely transparent” regarding its atomic program, particularly after an official who once led Tehran’s program announced the Islamic Republic has all the pieces for a weapon “in our hands.” Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, just across the Persian …

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Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi rearrested less than two weeks after release from prison
1 year ago

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi rearrested less than two weeks after release from prison

CNN  

CNN — Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi was rearrested in northern Iran on Thursday, less than two weeks after his release from prison, according to his official social media channel. The supreme court also took into consideration the general amnesty order announced by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February when granting the appeal for Salehi’s case. The Iranian judiciary …

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Iran sends a hip-hop artist who rapped about hijab protests back to jail
1 year ago

Iran sends a hip-hop artist who rapped about hijab protests back to jail

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran sent a popular rapper back to jail less that two weeks after his release from prison on bail, an Iranian news website reported Thursday. Mizanonline.ir, an online news outlet affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, said authorities arrested Toomaj Salehi on a new charge of “spreading lies and violation of public opinion.” Salehi was released from …

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Hichkas: The songs that defied the Iranian government
1 year, 7 months ago

Hichkas: The songs that defied the Iranian government

BBC  

Hichkas: The songs that defied the Iranian government Hichkas/YouTube Hichkas As Iranian rappers like Hichkas are forced into exile, and others like Toomaj Salehi and Saman Yasin are imprisoned, Arian Khameneh takes a look at the genre of music that has soundtracked an era of protest. Despite the government branding hip-hop as "Satanism", Iranian rap spread via the internet and …

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Teachers protest over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings
1 year, 9 months ago

Teachers protest over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian teachers protested Tuesday over suspected poisonings targeting schoolgirls, as a prominent lawmaker and an activist group put the number of those reporting symptoms into the thousands across hundreds of schools. “The poisonings are further forcing a domestic conversation along Iran’s deep social divides between religious conservative Iranians and more secular liberal Iranians,” risk-intelligence firm …

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Iranian government accused of 'sham trials' and 'torture' as protestors face executions
2 years ago

Iranian government accused of 'sham trials' and 'torture' as protestors face executions

ABC  

Before Mohsen Shekari was hanged in a Tehran prison, sources say he cried out, "janam fadaye Iran", meaning, "I sacrifice my life for Iran". "He had wanted to succeed in life … he was always striving for justice," the family member says, rejecting the Iranian government's account that Mr Shekari had during the protest used a machete to attack and …

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Can crypto help Afghans? Some think so
2 years, 6 months ago

Can crypto help Afghans? Some think so

Al Jazeera  

Crypto enthusiasts say it’s the only solution to the cash crunch that was created when the Taliban took over. “If we could have introduced people to crypto earlier, then the banking system could have been saved,” says Sayed Mansoor, one of the founders of the Falcon Investing Company, which trades crypto and runs a crypto-to-cash exchange while also offering training …

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I like my bling to match my skin. But this turquoise ring is my inheritance
2 years, 8 months ago

I like my bling to match my skin. But this turquoise ring is my inheritance

LA Times  

This story is part of Image issue 10, “Clarity,” a living document of how L.A. radiates in its own way. The center stone’s as wide as our mother’s fingernail and twice as long: turquoise clear as the spring water back in Shemiran, her ancestral home in the mountains outside of Tehran. Just as my parents left their parents behind to …

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Exiled Afghan artists in Indonesia desperate for resettlement in wake of Taliban takeover
3 years, 3 months ago

Exiled Afghan artists in Indonesia desperate for resettlement in wake of Taliban takeover

ABC  

Hanif Hamraz, a refugee musician from Afghanistan living in Indonesia, has watched in horror as the Taliban have returned to power in his homeland. Key points: The Taliban have killed several performers in their crackdown on music, art and other creative pursuits Thousands of Afghan refugees barred from resettlement in Australia are stuck in Indonesia Australian artists have called on …

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Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue to negotiate over its tattered nuclear deal. Iran also blamed Israel for the November killing of a scientist who began the country’s military nuclear program decades earlier. “It’s hard …

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Iran says it has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at Fordow site
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran says it has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at Fordow site

Al Jazeera  

In a breach of the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran says it has resumed 20 percent uranium enrichment at Fordow site where activity was banned for 15 years. The hardline parliament’s bill, which was also greenlit by the constitutional vetting body the Guardian Council, obligates the government to increase uranium enrichment to 20 percent and leaves the door open for more …

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Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment ‘as soon as possible’
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment ‘as soon as possible’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility “as soon as possible,” pushing its program a technical step away from weapons-grade levels as it increases pressure on the West over the tattered atomic deal. The move comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. in …

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Iran: nuclear deal with world powers worth preserving
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran: nuclear deal with world powers worth preserving

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The head of Iran’s nuclear agency said Monday that the landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers on his country’s atomic program is struggling since the unilateral U.S. withdrawal, but is still worth preserving. Speaking after Salehi, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette made no reference to the deal, saying only that the “United States remains committed to …

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