Toomaj Salehi: Iranian rapper freed from prison after two years

Toomaj Salehi was arrested and later sentenced to death after supporting anti-government protests.

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Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after publicly supporting protests that erupted throughout Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

His death sentence was overturned in June and he was released from prison on Sunday "after serving his sentence" of a year for propaganda against the state, Iran’s judiciary-run Mizan news agency reported.

Mr Salehi, 34, boldly criticised Iran’s leaders in his music and was already banned from performing at concerts prior to his arrest.

He was sentenced to six years and three months in prison in July 2023, after avoiding a death sentence due to a Supreme Court ruling.

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