{"id":37735,"date":"2024-04-28T21:29:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T21:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/28\/protests-in-london-over-death-sentence-imposed-on-iranian-rapper-toomaj-salehi\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T21:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T21:29:55","slug":"protests-in-london-over-death-sentence-imposed-on-iranian-rapper-toomaj-salehi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/28\/protests-in-london-over-death-sentence-imposed-on-iranian-rapper-toomaj-salehi\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests in London over death sentence imposed on Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Demonstrators protested in London on Sunday against the death sentence imposed on a rapper by a court in Iran.<\/p>\n

They wore masks of Toomaj Salehi’s face and erected a mock gallows outside Downing Street.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old rapper was sentenced to death by a court in the Iranian city of Isfahan earlier this week for his support of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Through his music, Salehi supported months of demonstrations in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini<\/a><\/strong> in 2022.<\/p>\n

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She died in police custody after being arrested by morality police for allegedly wearing an “improper hijab”.<\/p>\n

During the protests that followed<\/a><\/strong>, Salehi was one of “the leaders of the riots who promoted violence”, according to news site Iran International, citing Fars news agency which is affiliated with Iran’s<\/a><\/strong> Revolutionary Guard.<\/p>\n

Iranian flags and placards, including one reading “free Toomaj Salehi – death sentence for rapping”, were carried by the protesters in London.<\/p>\n

Salehi is known for using his lyrics to criticise the Islamic Republic of Iran, highlighting corruption, poverty, state executions and the killing of protesters.<\/p>\n

He was arrested in October 2022 and was sentenced to six years in prison in 2023, avoiding a death sentence after a ruling by Iran’s Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

But that ruling appears to have been ignored.<\/p>\n

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“[This court], in an unprecedented move, did not enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling… and sentenced Salehi to the harshest punishment,” said Salehi’s lawyer to the Iranian newspaper Shargh on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Salehi has 20 days to appeal the ruling.<\/p>\n

“We will definitely appeal this verdict,” his lawyer said.<\/p>\n

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Across the world, demonstrations have taken place in support of Salehi, including in Spain, the US and Australia.<\/p>\n

On social media, the hashtag #FreeToomaj has been trending on platforms such as X, with users calling for Salehi’s immediate release.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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