![]() One of his friends told The Guardian: “When we heard about his arrest, we were devastated but not defeated. His arrest has led to a significant backlash on social media. Saman Yasin is in serious danger and we should be his voice.”Īnother Iranian rap artist, Toomaj Salehi, has been tortured in detention, according to his family, after he released protest songs and footage emerged of him and his friends chanting anti-regime slogans in the city of Isfahan. Hengaw’s Soma Rostami told The Guardian: “We know the government easily kills people and directly sentences the detainees to death. ![]() The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights warned that high-profile individuals like Yasin could face disproportionate punishment in order to make an example of them to other young people, cowing protesters into submission. Yasin, a famous musician and artist in Iran, faces execution for “waging war against God” by posting anti-regime statements on social media. The UN says at least 14,000 people have been arrested since the protests began, with hundreds killed or injured by security forces. Saman Yasin is one of thousands who could be executed as the regime responds brutally to demonstrations that broke out nationwide in September following the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police. ![]() LONDON: A Kurdish rapper imprisoned in Iran for supporting protesters is facing the death penalty, The Guardian reported on Friday.
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