Toomaj Salehi, a dissident rap singer and one of the prominent figures of the Jina revolutionary movement, was released a few hours after being detained on Kish Island. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, Toomaj Salehi was arrested by security forces of the Islamic Republic on Kish Island.In […]
Toomaj Salehi
Toomaj Salehi, a dissident rapper and a prominent figure in the revolutionary movement “Woman, Life, Freedom” (Jina), was arrested today, June 19, 2025, by the Islamic Republic’s security forces on Kish Island. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, Toomaj Salehi, dissident rapper and prominent figure in the revolutionary […]
A court session was held to review the charges against protest rapper Toomaj Salehi. According to Kolbarnews, today, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the court convened to address a new case against Toomaj Salehi, which was filed due to the release of a song. As a result, he faced new legal […]
Toomaj Salehi, artist and protest rapper, has been released from prison after serving his sentence. According to Kolbarnews and other reports, on Sunday, December 1, 2024, Toomaj Salehi, a protest rapper and artist, was released from Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan after completing his sentence. On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the […]
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 […]
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, […]