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

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 …

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

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

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 …

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 …