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Iran: famous rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to hanging
The famous rapper, Toomaj Salehi, who was committed to defending women’s freedom, has just been sentenced to hang. On Sunday April 28, demonstrators called for an end to the executions in Paris.
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The famous rapper, Toomaj Salehi, who was committed to defending women’s freedom, has just been sentenced to hang. On Sunday April 28, demonstrators called for an end to the executions in Paris.
For having her hair sticking out, Mahsa Amini died in Iran after an intervention by the moral police. Rapper Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to death for describing his torture in prison. “They hit me on my hands, my feet. When I tried to protect myself with my hands, they broke my fingers”he confided. “Free Toomaj Salehi!” chants a woman in Paris, where a thousand people have mobilized.
Toomaj Salehi, a star, followed by more than two million people
“It’s horrible what’s happening. Something has to be done, we can’t stay alone feeling guilty for not doing anything”, confides a young woman. In Iran, the rapper is a star, followed by more than two million people. In the country, seven other people are facing a death sentence for defending the rights of women and LGBT people.
