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#SaveToomaj: Iran urged to spare rapper after 'grotesque' verdict

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PARIS: Iranian authorities on Thursday (Apr 25) faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a verdict supporters say is merely revenge for his music backing anti-government protests. Toomaj Salehi, 33, one of the best-known figures arrested in a crackdown on protests that b

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Channel News Asia

#SaveToomaj: Iran urged to spare rapper after 'grotesque' verdict

12 days ago·Singapore

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The Straits Times

#SaveToomaj: Iran urged to spare rapper after 'grotesque' verdict

Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death for supporting protests over the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini. Read more at straitstimes.com.

12 days ago·Singapore

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Inquirer

Iran urged to spare rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death

PARIS — Iranian authorities on Thursday, April 25, faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a verdict supporters say is merely revenge for his music backing anti-government protests. Toomaj Salehi, 33, one of the best-known figures arrested in a crackdown on protests that began in 2022, risks being hanged after the conviction on the sharia charge of “corruption on Earth” by a Revolutionary Court. The verdict, …

12 days ago·Manila, Philippines

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Al-Monitor

#SaveToomaj: Iran urged to spare rapper after 'grotesque' verdict

Iranian authorities on Thursday faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a verdict supporters say is merely revenge for his music backing anti-government protests.Toomaj Salehi, 33, one of the best-known figures arrested in a crackdown on protests that began in 2022, risks being hanged after the conviction on the sharia charge of "corruption on Earth" by a Revolutionary Court.

12 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Daily Herald

#SaveToomaj: Iran urged to spare rapper after 'grotesque' verdict

Iranian authorities on Thursday faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a verdict supporters say is merely revenge for his music backing anti-government protests.

12 days ago·Roanoke Rapids, United States

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