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Iran overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence for criticizing the government

Protesters attend a rally against a death sentence given to Toomaj Salehi, a popular rapper in Iran, and to support to the women of Iran, in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, April 28, 2024.  Iran

The rapper came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Iran’s Supreme Court ruled the sentence was more than what is allowed by the law.

(Image credit: Ebrahim Noroozi)

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