A prominent Iranian hip hop musician who was arrested for his protest lyrics and social media posts has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court, the reformist Shargh newspaper reported.
Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 during nationwide protests that were triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who had been arrested by so-called morality police for allegedly violating strict Islamic dress codes.
Salehi’s music and online posts were fiercely critical of Iran’s Islamic leadership and he was a strong supporter of the uprising, which was mostly led by women and young people.
Salehi was initially sentenced in July 2023 to more than six years in prison and charged with “corruption on Earth”, a crime that carries the death sentence under Iran’s Islamic laws.
Bored_guy_in_dc on
This is just another example of why the current regime in Iran needs to go.
HidingAsSnow on
More murder by the Iranian regime
notaedivad on
When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
– George R.R. Martin
wish1977 on
What a great place to live
StillBurningInside on
This won’t deter the Iranian people , it’s likely to inspire more protests.
888-HNGZBRLVIE on
So that’s it for him? No support from prominent figures?
dogisgodspeltright on
>Iran Hands Death Sentence to Rap Star Arrested for Protest Songs
Thereby proving who really deserves it – the psychopathic, sadistic, fundamentalist, genocidal regime.
HidingAsSnow on
All these protestors in the West cheering on the Iranian government while they do things like this
Resident-Strength-23 on
this regime are the fiends of all the students protesting for hamas? this is their ally
YouAreNotMyDaddi on
Down with Iran
meatcylindah on
Unlike some rappers in the US, there wasn’t enough anti semitism in his lyrics…
cfgy78mk on
this is why religious people shouldn’t be allowed in government.
TheSportingRooster on
Did he at least get to choose “unga bunga”?
Agabouga on
What a great country to have the atomic bomb. Surely they will act responsibly with such weapons.
Altruistic_Aioli_365 on
They couldn’t do shit to Israel and now they’re taking it out on unarmed civilians. Coward motherfuckers
FriskyJager on
Yah because this is exactly how you gain support for your already failing regime. These poor people need the tools to defend themselves.
NKR1978 on
Can’t wait to see more videos of Western leftists chanting how proud they are of Iran.
Maleficent-Worth-339 on
Isn’t Iran like the leader of Human rights in the UN or something?
I dunno please enlighten me.!
Nu_Freeze on
That’s sure to get people on their side /s
PricklyPierre on
It’s kind of funny to see westerners use this is some sort of gotcha against protesting in America. Are we to believe these same right wing hard liners were supportive of people’s right to demonstrate in 2020? Don’t try to act like you suddenly don’t subscribe to that same old law and order mantra now.
cathycul-de-sac on
Truly horrific news.
phillybean019 on
I’m not a fan of rap but come on…
Background_House_854 on
Wait… But cenk yogurt advocates for that regime. He says this regime is representing the people of Iran. I’m really confused rn…
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*From Bloomberg News reporter Golnar Motevalli:*
A prominent Iranian hip hop musician who was arrested for his protest lyrics and social media posts has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court, the reformist Shargh newspaper reported.
Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 during nationwide protests that were triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who had been arrested by so-called morality police for allegedly violating strict Islamic dress codes.
Salehi’s music and online posts were fiercely critical of Iran’s Islamic leadership and he was a strong supporter of the uprising, which was mostly led by women and young people.
Salehi was initially sentenced in July 2023 to more than six years in prison and charged with “corruption on Earth”, a crime that carries the death sentence under Iran’s Islamic laws.
This is just another example of why the current regime in Iran needs to go.
More murder by the Iranian regime
When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
– George R.R. Martin
What a great place to live
This won’t deter the Iranian people , it’s likely to inspire more protests.
So that’s it for him? No support from prominent figures?
>Iran Hands Death Sentence to Rap Star Arrested for Protest Songs
Thereby proving who really deserves it – the psychopathic, sadistic, fundamentalist, genocidal regime.
All these protestors in the West cheering on the Iranian government while they do things like this
this regime are the fiends of all the students protesting for hamas? this is their ally
Down with Iran
Unlike some rappers in the US, there wasn’t enough anti semitism in his lyrics…
this is why religious people shouldn’t be allowed in government.
Did he at least get to choose “unga bunga”?
What a great country to have the atomic bomb. Surely they will act responsibly with such weapons.
They couldn’t do shit to Israel and now they’re taking it out on unarmed civilians. Coward motherfuckers
Yah because this is exactly how you gain support for your already failing regime. These poor people need the tools to defend themselves.
Can’t wait to see more videos of Western leftists chanting how proud they are of Iran.
Isn’t Iran like the leader of Human rights in the UN or something?
I dunno please enlighten me.!
That’s sure to get people on their side /s
It’s kind of funny to see westerners use this is some sort of gotcha against protesting in America. Are we to believe these same right wing hard liners were supportive of people’s right to demonstrate in 2020? Don’t try to act like you suddenly don’t subscribe to that same old law and order mantra now.
Truly horrific news.
I’m not a fan of rap but come on…
Wait… But cenk yogurt advocates for that regime. He says this regime is representing the people of Iran. I’m really confused rn…
Carpet Bomb Iran’s Islamic Republic!
For those interested… here’s one of his [videos](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AJP17XxUSag)