An Iranian court sentenced outspoken rapper Toomaj Salehi to death after his arrest over songs that criticized the government, his lawyer said Wednesday. "The primary court sentenced Toomaj Salehi to ...
In Iran, a popular rapper whose fiery lyrics helped galvanize an antigovernment movement among young people has been sentenced to death. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SUMMERS: Toomaj Salehi was charged with ...
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How Iranian Underground Cinema and Post-Revolution Persian Rap Could Fuse to Shape the Country's Filmmaking Future
With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran's New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...
The death sentence against an Iranian rap artist whose case has drawn global criticism has been overturned. In a pair of updates shared to Twitter over the weekend, Amir Raesian, a lawyer for ...
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 ...
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