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He was released on bail on September 21st, pending a trial. On January 23rd, 2022, the [[Islamic Revolutionary Court]] of [[Shahin Shahr]] sentenced Salehi to six months in jail and a fine.<ref name="Dagres 2021">{{cite web | last=Dagres | first=Holly | title=Down the ‘Rathole’: How a rapper channels Iran regime change discourse | website=Atlantic Council | date=2021-10-12 | url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/down-the-rathole-how-a-rapper-channels-iran-regime-change-discourse/ | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref><ref name="bild.de 2021">{{cite web | title=Iran: Rapper wegen kritischer Lieder von Mullah-Regime festgenommen - Politik | website=bild.de | date=2021-09-17 | url=https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/iran-rapper-wegen-kritischer-lieder-von-mullah-regime-festgenommen-77706136.bild.html | language=de | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref>
He was released on bail on September 21st, pending a trial. On January 23rd, 2022, the [[Islamic Revolutionary Court]] of [[Shahin Shahr]] sentenced Salehi to six months in jail and a fine.<ref name="Dagres 2021">{{cite web | last=Dagres | first=Holly | title=Down the ‘Rathole’: How a rapper channels Iran regime change discourse | website=Atlantic Council | date=2021-10-12 | url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/down-the-rathole-how-a-rapper-channels-iran-regime-change-discourse/ | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref><ref name="bild.de 2021">{{cite web | title=Iran: Rapper wegen kritischer Lieder von Mullah-Regime festgenommen - Politik | website=bild.de | date=2021-09-17 | url=https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/iran-rapper-wegen-kritischer-lieder-von-mullah-regime-festgenommen-77706136.bild.html | language=de | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref>


Salehi was arrested again on October 30th, 2022, during the [[Mahsa Amini protests]].<ref name=" IranWire 2022">{{cite web | title=Iran Rearrests Popular Protest Rapper Salehi | website= IranWire | date=2022-10-30 | url=https://iranwire.com/en/politics/109143-iran-rearrests-popular-protest-rapper-salehi/ | ref={{SfnRef| IranWire | 2022}} | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref><ref name="CBC 2022">{{cite web | title=Meet Iran's dissident rapper helping youth circumvent regime internet crackdown - CBC News | website=CBC | date=2022-10-21 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meet-iran-s-dissident-rapper-helping-youth-circumvent-regime-internet-crackdown-1.6625351 | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref> [[Fars news agency]], affiliated with the [[IRGC]], described him as one of “the leaders of the riots who promoted violence.”<ref name="Iran International 2022">{{cite web | title=Islamic Republic’s Security Forces Arrest Dissident Rapper | website=Iran International | date=2022-10-30 | url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202210306648 | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref> The state media also said that Salehi was arrested during a border-crossing, a claim which was denied by Salehi's social media administrator, who announced that he was arrested in the province of [[Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari]], not a border province.<ref name="Iran International 2022" />
Salehi was arrested again on October 30th, 2022, during the [[Mahsa Amini protests]].<ref name=" IranWire 2022">{{cite web | title=Iran Rearrests Popular Protest Rapper Salehi | website= IranWire | date=2022-10-30 | url=https://iranwire.com/en/politics/109143-iran-rearrests-popular-protest-rapper-salehi/ | ref={{SfnRef| IranWire | 2022}} | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref><ref name="CBC 2022">{{cite web | title=Meet Iran's dissident rapper helping youth circumvent regime internet crackdown - CBC News | website=CBC | date=2022-10-21 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meet-iran-s-dissident-rapper-helping-youth-circumvent-regime-internet-crackdown-1.6625351 | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref> [[Fars news agency]], affiliated with the [[IRGC]], described him as one of “the leaders of the riots who promoted violence.”<ref name="Iran International 2022">{{cite web | title=Islamic Republic’s Security Forces Arrest Dissident Rapper | website=Iran International | date=2022-10-30 | url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202210306648 | access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref> The state media also said that Salehi was arrested during a border-crossing, a claim which was denied by Salehi's social media administrator, who announced that he was arrested in the province of [[Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari]], not a border province.<ref name="Iran International 2022" /> After his arrest, a short video clip of what appears to be Salehi blindfolded emerged on state-backed news agency, the Young Journalists Club (YJC). Salehi appears to be under duress voicing remorse for remarks he made on social media.<ref name=" CNN 2022">{{cite web | title=Iran Rearrests Popular Protest Rapper Salehi | website= CNN | date=2022-11-06 | url=https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/11/06/middleeast/iranian-rapper-arrested-intl/index.html| ref={{SfnRef| CNN | 2022}} | access-date=2022-11-06}}</ref>


His last music YouTube video posted prior to his October 2022 arrest on included the lyrics, "Someone's crime was dancing with her hair in the wind. Someone's crime was that he or she was brave and criticized... 44 years of your government. It's the year of failure."<ref>{{cite news |title=Iran to hold public trials of 1,000 people charged with involvement in Mahsa Amini protests |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/middleeast/iran-public-trials-mahsa-amini-protests-intl/index.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=CNN |date=1 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=موزیک ویدیو "فال" از توماج |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpi7d_uQ5Ec&t=87s |website=YouTube |publisher=Toomaj |language=en}}</ref>
His last music YouTube video posted prior to his October 2022 arrest on included the lyrics, "Someone's crime was dancing with her hair in the wind. Someone's crime was that he or she was brave and criticized... 44 years of your government. It's the year of failure."<ref>{{cite news |title=Iran to hold public trials of 1,000 people charged with involvement in Mahsa Amini protests |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/middleeast/iran-public-trials-mahsa-amini-protests-intl/index.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=CNN |date=1 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=موزیک ویدیو "فال" از توماج |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpi7d_uQ5Ec&t=87s |website=YouTube |publisher=Toomaj |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:51, 6 November 2022

Toomaj Salehi
توماج صالحی
Born
Shahin Shahr, Isfahan province, Iran
StyleIranian hip hop

Toomaj Salehi, known by his first name, is an Iranian hip hop artist mostly known for his protest songs concerning Iran's societal issues and the policies of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]

According to Salehi, his dayjob is as a laborer at a Metalworking factory.[2]

Arrests

Iran's security forces arrested Salehi on September 12th, 2021 in his house in Isfahan. He was charged with 'propaganda against the regime' and 'insulting the supreme leadership authority.'[3][4] He was released on bail on September 21st, pending a trial. On January 23rd, 2022, the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Shahin Shahr sentenced Salehi to six months in jail and a fine.[5][6]

Salehi was arrested again on October 30th, 2022, during the Mahsa Amini protests.[7][8] Fars news agency, affiliated with the IRGC, described him as one of “the leaders of the riots who promoted violence.”[9] The state media also said that Salehi was arrested during a border-crossing, a claim which was denied by Salehi's social media administrator, who announced that he was arrested in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, not a border province.[9] After his arrest, a short video clip of what appears to be Salehi blindfolded emerged on state-backed news agency, the Young Journalists Club (YJC). Salehi appears to be under duress voicing remorse for remarks he made on social media.[10]

His last music YouTube video posted prior to his October 2022 arrest on included the lyrics, "Someone's crime was dancing with her hair in the wind. Someone's crime was that he or she was brave and criticized... 44 years of your government. It's the year of failure."[11][12]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ RV, Hrana (2021-09-14). "توماج صالحی، خواننده رپ اعتراضی بازداشت شد". خبرگزاری هرانا. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  2. ^ "توماج صالحی خواننده معترض سبک رَپ در ایران بازداشت شد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  3. ^ Esfandiari, Golnaz (2021-09-22). "'We Are The Dead Who Can't Think Of Dying': Iranian Rapper Charged For Criticizing Regime". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  4. ^ HRM, Iran (2022-01-25). "Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to prison and fine". Iran HRM. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  5. ^ Dagres, Holly (2021-10-12). "Down the 'Rathole': How a rapper channels Iran regime change discourse". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  6. ^ "Iran: Rapper wegen kritischer Lieder von Mullah-Regime festgenommen - Politik". bild.de (in German). 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  7. ^ "Iran Rearrests Popular Protest Rapper Salehi". IranWire. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  8. ^ "Meet Iran's dissident rapper helping youth circumvent regime internet crackdown - CBC News". CBC. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  9. ^ a b "Islamic Republic's Security Forces Arrest Dissident Rapper". Iran International. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  10. ^ "Iran Rearrests Popular Protest Rapper Salehi". CNN. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  11. ^ "Iran to hold public trials of 1,000 people charged with involvement in Mahsa Amini protests". CNN. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  12. ^ "موزیک ویدیو "فال" از توماج". YouTube. Toomaj.
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