Iran overturns death sentence for rapper who supported Mahsa Amini protests, lawyer says

Illustrative: Protesters attend a rally against a death sentence given to a popular rapper in Iran, Toomaj Salehi, and to support to the women of Iran, in Berlin, Germany, April 28, 2024 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
Illustrative: Protesters attend a rally against a death sentence given to a popular rapper in Iran, Toomaj Salehi, and to support to the women of Iran, in Berlin, Germany, April 28, 2024 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned a death sentence against popular rapper Toomaj Salehi who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, his lawyer says.

“Salehi’s death sentence was overturned,” the rapper’s lawyer, Amir Raisian, says in a post on X, adding that the Supreme Court had ordered a retrial.

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