Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence Overturned by Supreme Court

Iran's supreme court has overturned the death sentence of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was charged in connection with the country's 2022-23 unrest. Salehi's attorney announced the decision on social media, stating that the case will be referred to another branch for further consideration.

Iran's supreme court has overturned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence on charges linked to the country's 2022-23 period of unrest, his lawyer wrote in a post on the X social media platform on Saturday. "The death sentence of #Toomaj_Salehi was overturned and based on the appeal decision ...of the Supreme Court, the case will be referred to (another) branch for consideration," attorney Amir Raisian wrote on X.

There was no immediate official confirmation of the ruling. Salehi's songs supported protests sparked by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish Iranian woman arrested for allegedly wearing an "improper" hijab.