Iranian Rapper’s Death Sentence Overturned: Supreme Court Orders Retrial – What Happens Next?
Isfahan, Iran – Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, whose arrest and initial death sentence sparked outrage and calls for his release from Iranian exiles worldwide, has had his sentence overturned by the Supreme Court after an appeal, his lawyer announced. Salehi, known for his support of anti-government protests in Iran, was originally arrested in October 2022 following his public statements. His lawyer, Amir Raesian, revealed that the Supreme Court ruled Salehi’s previous six-year and three-month prison …