Pop artist Tataloo, actual identify Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, has been given a loss of life sentence by an Iranian courtroom after being discovered responsible of blasphemy.
The hip-hop artist, recognized for his intensive facial and physique tattoos, had a earlier five-year jail time period for blasphemy offenses overturned by the supreme courtroom, as reported by native outlet Etemad, and he fled Iran for Istanbul in 2018.
However the 37-year-old rapper was returned to Iranian authorities by Turkish police in December 2023.
Along with his blasphemy conviction, the underground singer additionally obtained a 10-year sentence for selling “prostitution” and was charged with spreading “propaganda” towards the Islamic Republic and publishing “obscene content material”.
The Guardian experiences that the sentence isn’t remaining and could be appealed.
Tataloo launched his first album in 2011 and made historical past in 2021 as the primary Iranian musician to collaborate with music business large Common Music Group.
All through his profession, conservative Iranian politicians have used him to attach with youthful, extra liberal audiences. In 2017, he carried out an uncomfortable interview with Ebrahim Raisi, who later died in a helicopter crash.
In 2015, the singer launched a track supporting the nation’s nuclear program.
Iran has solidified its repute as a number one executioner globally, with a staggering 850-plus people put to loss of life in 2023. A harrowing 10-day span noticed the regime reportedly perform executions at a charge of 1 individual each six hours, on common.
Amnesty Worldwide condemned the “chilling” surge in capital punishment, disproportionately concentrating on the Baluch minority, with the vast majority of convictions tied to narcotics.
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