Iranian Rapper Jalili Arrested in Tabriz

Iranian security forces have arrested rapper Milad Jalili in the northwestern city of Tabriz, IranWire has learned. 

Jalili was apprehended on November 28 and transferred to an undisclosed location. 

The authorities did not give any information regarding the reasons for his arrest or the agency responsible for it. 

A day before his arrest, Jalili published a song on his Instagram page, calling for the release of Azeri civil activists.

More than a dozen Azeri activists have been taken into custody since September, coinciding with the first anniversary of the Women, Life, Freedom protests.