On Saturday, June 22, 2024, Toomaj Salehi’s lawyers, Mostafa Nili and Amir Raisiyan, announced that the Supreme Court had overturned the baseless death sentence of their client. Amir Raisiyan wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the Supreme Court not only overturned the death sentence but also mentioned that “even the […]
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Amir Raisiyan, the lawyer for “Toomaj Salehi,” announced that the Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of this protest rap singer. According to Kolbarnews, Amir Raisiyan stated that the Supreme Court’s Branch 39 ruling on the appeal has overturned Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence and referred the case to an […]
Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian protest rapper, along with two other artists, received the Václav Havel Human Rights Award in 2024. This award was given in recognition of their creative efforts to protest oppression and promote human rights. According to Kolbarnews, the award ceremony took place on Tuesday, June 4, in […]
Labor Day was celebrated in most countries through magnificent marches and gatherings. Increasing wages, halting the Israeli army’s genocide in Gaza, were common slogans in many International Workers’ Day actions. However, specific demands varied in each country and state. In the United States, protesters condemned the police’s violent crackdown on […]
A court in Isfahan sentenced “Toomaj Salehi,” an artist and a prominent voice of the revolutionaries in Iran, to death on baseless and empty charges. This verdict comes amidst increasing attacks on free women, intensified pressure on political prisoners, and the regime’s resort to mass executions in hopes of instilling […]
Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Isfahan has issued a death sentence for Toomaj Salehi, an imprisoned artist. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednwsday, April 24, 2024, Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Isfahan issued a death sentence for Toomaj Salehi, an imprisoned artist. Toomaj Salehi’s lawyer, […]