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Iran: rapper sentenced to death for his words
Iran: rapper sentenced to death for his words
(France 2)
In Iran, the Mullahs’ regime intends to continue its messages to the opposition which had caused its power to waver in the streets. The Iranian government has just sentenced to death a famous 33-year-old rapper, who protests against the Islamic Republic in his songs.
His uncompromising texts make the Mullahs tremble. Toomaj Salehi is an Iranian rapper who has two million subscribers in his country. He is a star that the Iranian government has just sentenced to death, for the charge of “corruption on Earth”, according to Sharia law. His mistake is to protest against the Islamic Republic in his songs.
853 Iranians executed in 2023
From the start of the protest in Iran, at the end of 2022, the singer was involved with women who removed their veils. Arrested and incarcerated, he dared to denounce torture during his brief release. “I was tortured for a long time during my detention”, he declared in front of a camera. His testimony has now earned him a death sentence. The sign, according to his lawyer, of the feverishness of the Tehran regime. 853 Iranians were executed in 2023, according to Amnesty International, a record since 2015.
