Iran Hands Death Sentence to Rapper Toomaj Salehi for Protest Songs
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A prominent Iranian hip hop musician who was arrested for his protest lyrics and social media posts has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court, the reformist Shargh newspaper reported.

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