Toomaj Salehi

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Toomaj Salehi
توماج صالحی
Waging War Against God
Corruption on Earth
Criminal penaltyDeath
Musical career
Genres
Singer, songwriter
Years active2017–present

Toomaj Salehi (

government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1][2][3]

According to Salehi, his day job is as a laborer at a metalworking factory.[4][5] The Iranian government sentenced Salehi to six years in prison for participating in the 2022 Iran protests.[6] On 24 April 2024 Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022–23 Women, Life, Freedom movement, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq.[7][8]

Arrests

Iran's security forces arrested Salehi on 12 September 2021, in his house in Shahin Shahr, near Isfahan. He was charged with 'propaganda against the regime' and 'insulting the supreme leadership authority.'[9][10] He was released on bail on 21 September, pending a trial. On January 23, 2022, the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Shahin Shahr sentenced Salehi to six months in jail and a fine.[11][12]

Salehi was arrested again on 30 October 2022, during the

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, not a border province.[15]

Salehi was reportedly charged with "propagandistic activity against the government, cooperation with hostile governments and forming illegal groups with the intention of creating insecurity in the country".

Evin prison.[17][18] According to his family, Iranian authorities have tortured Salehi while in captivity.[19]

His last music YouTube video posted prior to his October 2022 arrest included the lyrics, "Someone's crime was dancing with her hair in the wind. Someone's crime was that he or she was brave and criticized... 44 years of your government. It's the year of failure."[20][21]

On 26 November 2022, the family of Toomaj said his life was at risk after he went on trial behind closed doors.[22] On 27 November, Iranian media revealed that Salehi was charged with "corruption on Earth", an offense which could carry the death penalty. Salehi was also accused of spreading propaganda, co-operating with a hostile government, and incitement to violence.[23] According to Salehi's cousin Azadeh Babadi, Salehi was denied the right to hire a lawyer. Babadi believes the Iranian government is fabricating evidence.[24]

German member of parliament Ye-One Rhie and Canadian Member of Parliament Jonathan Wilkinson have both become his sponsor with an aim to improve conditions during his imprisonment and prevent execution.[25]

In this affair, Tasnim News Agency -a semi-official news agency in Iran- was criticized for disinformation by rights lawyers.[26]

Posting bail

Salehi was released on bail in November 2023. He had sued to the court of employees of state and media news [27] and Isfahan Province General Intelligence Department, but the judicial system denied that there ever was a lawsuit. He posted a video on the internet detailing his experience with torture while in prison, such as adrenaline shot injections, getting beaten up and staying in a constantly lit cell for more than 200 days. The Department of intelligence arrested him again for "fake news" in Babul on 30 November, 11 days after he was temporarily released after his bail being paid. His lawyer tweeted that he should have been arrested before Toomaj, that his rearrest is without grounds and therefore a kidnapping. He was getting media coverage after talking to high profile people and events and other artists.[28][29][30][31]

On 24 April 2024, he was sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic Revolution Court of Isfahan

waging war against God" and "corruption on Earth," one of the most serious charges in Iran,[33] and has 20 days to appeal the ruling as per his lawyer, Amir Raisian.[7]

See also

References

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  31. ^ "توماج صالحی: در زمان شکنجه به من "آدرنالین" تزریق کردند تا بیهوش نشوم و درد را تحمل کنم". www.radiofarda.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  32. ^ Malekian, Somayeh. "Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for songs critical of regime". ABC News. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  33. ^ Moshtaghian, Artemis (25 April 2024). "Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting". CNN. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

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