Iranian rapper, 33, sentenced to death for supporting hijab protests in songs
Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence against Mr Salehi, on the basis that it was “contrary to Iranian law and excessive.”
Jemimah Steinfeld, CEO of Index on Censorship said: “While of course we welcome the Supreme Court’s decision today it should not have been needed as Toomaj should never have been arrested in the first place. His courageous music, standing for women and fighting for the rights of everyone in Iran should be celebrated."
"For this, the Iranian authorities have targeted him for years, attempting to silence him through arrests, imprisonment, torture, assaults, and even a death sentence.”, who spent six years incarcerated in Iran on false spying charges and 100 artists - including Sting, Jade Thirlwall and Damien Rice, DJ Rob da Bank, and authors Margaret Atwood and Elif Shafak.
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