This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission.
Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian rapper who was acquitted in court after being sentenced to death over his protest songs against the Islamic republic, was released from custody on December 1, a news agency linked to the judiciary reported.
Mizan quoted the Isfahan judiciary as saying that “Salehi, sentenced to one year in prison for the crime of propaganda against the state, was released from prison after serving his sentence.”
Salehi was sentenced to death by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court in May on a “corruption on Earth” charge, but the Supreme Court overturned the punishment.
Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after making statements in support of protests that followed the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in police custody for allegedly wearing her head scarf improperly.
