{"id":152721,"date":"2024-05-02T00:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-rapper-and-anti-government-activist-facing-execution-in-iran-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T00:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:05:22","slug":"the-rapper-and-anti-government-activist-facing-execution-in-iran-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-rapper-and-anti-government-activist-facing-execution-in-iran-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The rapper and anti-government activist facing execution in Iran | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/OH5l9xeANRo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The rapper and anti-government activist facing execution in Iran | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OH5l9xeANRo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The detention of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has triggered protests around the world &#8211; but there&#8217;s little hope his sentence will be reversed.<\/p>\n<p>The  33-year-old musician has been sentenced to death, as announced by his lawyer, Amir Raessian, in an interview with Sharghdaily newspaper and shared on X.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Salehi gained fame for his outspoken criticism of the Iranian regime in his music and his support for the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, which started following the tragic death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The detention of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has triggered protests around the world &#8211; but there&#8217;s little hope his sentence will be reversed. The 33-year-old musician has been sentenced to death, as announced by his lawyer, Amir Raessian, in an interview with Sharghdaily newspaper and shared on X. 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