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.

Toomaj Salehi was arrested again in Iran while fellow rapper Tataloo awaits execution, as the government intensifies its ...

A dissident rapper has been sentenced to death in Iran after releasing music in support of antigovernment demonstrations that rocked the country in 2022, according to his lawyer, in a case that ...

JERUSALEM — A rapper in Iran who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and criticism of the Islamic Republic has been sentenced to death, his lawyer and rights ...

Israelis support more measured response to Iran if action would threaten their alliances 02:45. An Iranian court has sentenced a dissident rapper to death, drawing criticism from United Nations ...

In November 2023, Iran’s Supreme Court struck down Salehi’s six-year prison sentence related to this case, referred the case back to the court of first instance, and released him on bail.

Protests mark one-year since death of Iran's Mahsa Amini 02:32. Iran's Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came ...

Toomaj Salehi was released from prison in 2024 after dodging a death sentence for supporting anti-government protests. Read ...

There’s no length Iran won’t go to in order to quash dissent.Murder included. Last week, the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Court of Isfahan sentenced rapper Toomaj Salehi to death over songs ...

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian court has sentenced to death a popular rapper jailed for more than a year and a half for supporting nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, local media ...

ALBAWABA - Iran has officially announced overturning the death sentence for controversial rapper Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, best known as Amir Tataloo. His sister, Naghmeh Maghsoudloo, took to ...

There’s no length Iran won’t go to in order to quash dissent. Murder included. Last week, the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Court of Isfahan sentenced rapper Toomaj Salehi to death over songs ...