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An Iranian rapper who was sentenced to decease for supporting anti-government protests has been released from situation aft 2 years.
Toomaj Salehi was arrested successful October 2022 aft publically supporting protests that erupted passim Iran pursuing the decease of Mahsa Amini successful constabulary custody.
His decease condemnation was overturned successful June and helium was released from situation connected Sunday "after serving his sentence" of a twelvemonth for propaganda against the state, Iran’s judiciary-run Mizan quality bureau reported.
Mr Salehi, 34, boldly criticised Iran’s leaders successful his euphony and was already banned from performing astatine concerts anterior to his arrest.
He was sentenced to six years and 3 months successful situation successful July 2023, aft avoiding a decease condemnation owed to a Supreme Court ruling.
Mr Salehi was concisely released connected bail earlier being rearrested days aboriginal for sharing "false claims without evidence" - seemingly a notation to a video helium posted claiming to person been "tortured" by quality ministry agents.
He was sentenced to decease successful April 2024 for the superior offence of "corruption connected earth", though this was aboriginal overturned.
The rapper had been charged with a drawstring of offences, including spreading lies successful cyberspace, disruption of nationalist bid and propaganda against the establishment.
Index connected Censorship, a run radical that had been moving to escaped the rapper, welcomed his merchandise and said Mr Salehi "should ne'er person been imprisoned to statesman with".
His apprehension came astatine the tallness of nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death.
The 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish pistillate was detained by the spiritual constabulary portion visiting Tehran with her household for allegedly wearing an "improper" hijab.
Hundreds were killed and thousands arrested during the unrest that followed.
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