Iran s Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by rapper Saman Seydi Yasin against his death sentence even as it confirmed the same sentence against another protester, the judiciary said on Saturday.
Amnesty International has identified 26 people who face possible execution in Iran amid mounting protests. This includes athletes, rappers and doctors.
Background Saman Teimur Seydi, also known as Saman Yasin, is a 24-year-old Kurdish-Iranian rapper, songwriter, and composer from Kermashan who lives in Tehran with his family. He is among more than 60 Iranians sentenced to death so far by the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1] On his personal Instagram page, Yasin expressed support for the nationwide uprising against the murder of
Iran has conducted the first known execution in relation to the anti-government protests, hanging a man for ""waging war against God"". Now there are fears many more could face execution under these ""sham trials"".
Responding to the Iranian authorities’ public execution today of Majidreza Rahnavard, a young man sentenced to death, after a sham unfair trial, in connection with ongoing nationwide protests, Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “The horrific public execution of Majidreza Rahnavard today exposes Iran’s judiciary for what […]