The rapper, Toomaj Salehi, was initially arrested after releasing music in support of the 2022 protests over the death of a young woman in police custody.

Iranian authorities on Thursday, April 25, faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a verdict supporters say is merely revenge for his music backing

The Iranian rapper came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and for criticizing the Islamic Republic's government.

Toomaj Salehi, a dissident Iranian rapper, was sentenced to death earlier this week for releasing music critical of the government and in support of the 2022 protests in Iran. Salehi’s lawyer, Amir Raesian,

Iranian hip-hop artist Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 for his involvement in the women’s rights protests that swept the country following the death of Mahsa Amini a month prior. He dodged the death penalty last July,