A Revolutionary Court in central Isfahan has sentenced Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death, according to his lawyer.
"Today, the verdict regarding Toomaj Salehi was sent. Unfortunately, the first branch of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court has issued a death sentence against him," Mostafa Nili said Wednesday.
"According to legal experts, this verdict presents significant legal inconsistencies, and we intend to file an appeal within the prescribed legal timeframe," he added.
Salehi was initially arrested in October 2022 after voicing support for the nationwide Woman, Life, Freedom protests that had erupted the previous month.
He released songs criticizing the government and supporting the protests demanding more freedoms and women's rights.
He also posted pictures and videos of himself during the demonstrations.
In July 2023, a court sentenced the artist to six years and three months in prison for "corruption on Earth."
He was released on bail on November 18 after the Supreme Court, responding to an appeal, found "flaws in the original sentence" and returned the case to a lower court for reexamination and possible retrial.
Salehi was returned to jail less than two weeks later to face new charges after publicly discussing his torture in prison in a video.
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