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Toomaj Salehi, Iranian Rapper, Receives Death Sentence For Supporting National Protests

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In 2022, Iranian authorities arrested 33-year-old local rapper Toomaj Salehi for allegedly supporting national protests. He’s accused of having co-signed demonstrations on behalf Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody. It is widely speculated that Amini was allegedly killed by authorities for opposing the country’s mandatory hijab laws. It’s also rumored that her family was pressured into claiming her death was a result of the flu. Salehi was previously arrested for allegedly promoting “propaganda against the regime” and “insulting the supreme leadership authority” in September of 2021.

Salehi has now received his sentence, leaving his supporters outraged. He was sentenced to death, according a Tweet posted by his lawyer Amir Raesian earlier this week. “The primary court sentenced Toomaj Salehi to the harshest punishment, death, on the charge of ‘corruption on Earth,’” Raesian said of the ruling. Reportedly, the rapper’s legal team plans to appeal the court’s decision. This means that his sentence could potentially be reduced by a pardoning committee, per state media.

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Toomaj Salehi Charged With “Corruption On Earth”

After his 2022 arrest, Salehi was freed briefly the following year. He was then arrested again and sent to prison in Isfahan, according to witnesses. In a statement, UN experts said he was rearrested after authorities saw a video of him alleging that he was tortured in custody and held in solitary confinement for 252 days following his first arrest.

“We strongly condemn Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence and the five-year sentence for Kurdish-Iranian rapper Saman Yasin. We call for their immediate release,” the United States’ Office of the Special Envoy for Iran Tweeted of the ruling earlier this week. “These are the latest examples of the regime’s brutal abuse of its own citizens, disregard for human rights, and fear of the democratic change the Iranian people seek.” What do you think of Toomaj Salehi being sentenced to death for supporting national protests in Iran? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Kim Kardashian Apologizes As Ivan Cantu Calls Out “Idiot” Social Media Manager For Using Wrong Photo

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Kim Kardashian has made prison reform and pursuing a law degree among her top priorities over the past few years, and though she works hard to help everyone she can, the 42-year-old doesn’t always get it all right. As she continues to advocate for Texas death row inmate Ivan Abner Cantu, Kardashian found herself in some hot water after another man of the same name’s photo was used in a social media post calling on Governor Greg Abbott to reconsider ending Cantu’s life. According to the reality starlet, the prisoner was wrongfully convicted of killing his cousin and fiancee – she’s been helping to share his story since earlier this year.

When the New York-based Cantu came across Kardashian’s Instagram Story, he put out a message online to soothe any worries stirred up amongst his loved ones thanks to the mishap. “To all my friends and family, I am not getting executed, some idiot who runs @kimkardashian [socials] used my picture instead of Ivan ‘Abner’ Cantu,” he shared on Facebook earlier this week, OK! Magazine reports. Afterward, the East Coaster said he totally “understands that someone from Kim’s team likely shared the incorrect image by mistake,” but still “wouldn’t be opposed to an apology” from her.

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To make things right on her end, the SKIMS founder did just that. “A wrong image of Mr. Cantu was posted earlier today and I would like to apologize to the person who’s image was used in error,” Kardashian continued before returning to her fight for Cantu’s life.

On the topic of Kim Kardashian and her famous family, her former brother-in-law, Lamar Odom, was recently asked about his thoughts on the alleged family curse. Looking back, it’s no secret that most of the men who have been involved with Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall, or Kylie have faced dramatic setbacks in their careers. Still, the former NBA star doesn’t think there’s any validity to the rumours. Read everything he had to say at the link below and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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