Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for songs critical of regime

Salehi's music denounced government corruption and suppression of dissent.

LONDON -- An Iranian court sentenced outspoken rapper Toomaj Salehi to death after his arrest over songs that criticized the government, his lawyer said Wednesday.

"The primary court sentenced Toomaj Salehi to the harshest punishment, death, on the charge of 'corruption on Earth,'" Salehi's lawyer, Amir Raesian, said in an interview with Iranian news outlet Shargh Daily.

The sentence by the Islamic Republic Revolution Court of Isfahan contradicted an Iranian Supreme Court ruling that said Salehi's case qualified for amnesty, Raesian said. The lawyer criticized the "obvious legal conflicts" in the revolutionary court's decision. "We will definitely appeal this sentence," he added.

Salehi, who has been arrested multiple times by Iranian forces, frequently called out the regime's corruption and suppression of dissentin his music and shamed the regime's apologists who "whitewash" those crimes. He is one of the most prominent artists arrested by the Iranian regime over the past few years for his work.

In one popular song, "The Mouse Hole," Salehi addresses those who collaborate with the Islamic Republic, warning that they better find a place to hide as they will be punished soon for their wrongdoings.

"Corporate journalist, cheap informer, court artist, buy a mouse hole," the lyrics read.

Despite being arrested and released in 2021 for releasing songs denouncing the government, Salehi continued to post music videos expressing his opposition to the Iranian regime.

In 2022, he voiced support for protests in Iran that were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died in police custody after she was arrested for allegedly not complying with the country's hijab laws.

Iranian rap music has become a vehicle for criticism of the regime amid the protests, placing several rap stars in the crosshairs of the regime.

Despite the regime's crackdown, news of Salehi's sentence drew a wave of support from across the Iranian music world.

Iranian rap music has become a vehicle for criticism of the regime amid the protests, placing several rap stars in the crosshairs of the regime.

Despite the regime's crackdown, news of Salehi's sentence drew a wave of support from across the Iranian music world.

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Where is the outrage of our resident leftists?

Remember, Hamas and Hezbollah are sponsored by the government of Iran, which subjugates and murders women, gays, dissenters.

The leftists are on the side of Hamas and the Mullahs.

 

This is the Iranian mullah government leftists support while saying they are "pro Palestine" and feeling very virtuous while doing it, whatever they think that is even supposed to mean.

The Islamist government that murders young women, gays, dissenters, that sponsors terrorism.



Choose your side wisely. If, like these dumbass students, you are with the Hamas/Iran/Putin side and against Israel and the USA, you support evil and are on the wrong side of history.

 

I am cheering on state suppression of harassment and calls for murder of Jews.

Did any of these students get sentenced to death?

What a silly question to ask by you.

 

You don't know what you are talking about.

 

Here are some more examples. Please don't lecture about free speech when you don't even follow what is being said at these hate events.

https://bbs.clutchfans.net/threads/...forced-to-resign.321704/page-46#post-15176982

 

It's been almost 6 hours now. Probably not enough time for you to process and understand the news, but give it a try.

 

I don't know, let me use your own words used towards me to give you a response - two examples out of many, going back 14 years.

Apologies if I hurt your feelings though.

 

lol

Talk about projection.