CNN —Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi has been given a death sentence for his involvement in the widespread protests that swept Iran in 2022, according to his lawyer.
“An order for the execution of Toomaj Salehi has been issued,” Salehi’s lawyer Amir Raesian tweeted Wednesday.
State media said Salehi’s sentence is subject for reduction by a pardoning committee if he appeals again.
A court in Tehran sentenced Yasin to five years in prison, according to group focused on Kurdish human rights, Hengaw.
“We strongly condemn Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence and the five-year sentence for Kurdish-Iranian rapper Saman Yasin.
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