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Tomaaj Salehi

Tomaaj Salehi

Status
Detained
Location
Kish, Hormozgan

protest rap singer

Personal information

Place of birth
Isfahan
Gender
man
Marital status
Unknown
Nationality
Iranian citizen - Unknown ethnicity

Activity

Type of activity
protest rap singer
Other
1
Other details
First Arrest: Protests of September 2022

Medical and case status

Case status report
Toumaj Salehi has been acquitted by branch 117 of the Criminal Court of Isfahan of the charges of spreading false information and inciting violent acts related to the video released in December 2023. https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47466/ Amir Reisiyaan, Toumaj Salehi's defense attorney, reported the annulment of his client's death sentence by the Supreme Court. He stated that based on the ruling of the appeal branch 39 of the highest judicial authority in Iran, Mr. Salehi's case will be forwarded for reconsideration to an equivalent branch. https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-49174/ After the reconsideration of Toumaj Salehi's case, branch five of the Revolutionary Court of Isfahan acquitted him of the charges. He had previously been sentenced to death by branch one of the Revolutionary Court of Isfahan, but this sentence was annulled after an appeal in early July by branch 39 of the Supreme Court, and the case was referred to branch five of the Revolutionary Court of Isfahan. https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-49992/

Arrest records

Arrest 1

Arrest record

Date of arrest
Sep 13, 2021
Detention center
Dastgerd Prison Isfahan
Duration of temporary detention
9 روز
Initial release date
Sep 21, 2021

Court information

First court hearing date
Jan 25, 2022
Trial court branch
دادگاه انقلاب شاهین‌ شهر
Preliminary charge
Insulting the leadership and propaganda against the system
Preliminary sentence
6 months of suspended imprisonment and a monetary fine
Trial city
Shahin Shahr

Arrest 2

Arrest record

Date of arrest
Oct 30, 2022
Province of detention
Isfahan
City of detention
Isfahan
Detention center
Dastgerd Prison Isfahan
Duration of temporary detention
340 روز
Initial release date
Nov 19, 2023

Court information

First court hearing date
Nov 26, 2022
Trial court branch
شعبه یکم دادگاه انقلاب اصفهان
Preliminary charge
Corruption in the land
Preliminary sentence
Six years and three months of imprisonment and a two-year ban on leaving the country, a two-year prohibition from engaging in activities, preparing and producing music works and singing, and a two-year compulsory attendance in behavior management and student skill courses.
Second court hearing date
Jul 10, 2023
Judge name
Morteza Barati
Lawyer name
Raza Etemad Ansari
Trial city
Isfahan

Arrest 3

Arrest record

Date of arrest
Nov 30, 2023
Province of detention
Mazandaran
City of detention
Babol
Detention center
Dastgerd Prison Isfahan

Court information

Preliminary charge
Propaganda against the system
Preliminary sentence
One year of imprisonment, two years of passport cancellation, and participation in a behavioral management and skills training course.

Court of appeals

Court province
Isfahan
Appeals court verdict
one year imprisonment
Appeals branch
شعبه ۱۷ دادگاه تجدید نظر اصفهان

Sentence execution

Prison name
Dastgerd Prison Isfahan
Release date
Dec 01, 2024

Arrest 4

Court information

First court hearing date
Jan 21, 2024
Trial court branch
شعبه 1 دادگاه انقلاب اصفهان
Preliminary charge
Corruption in the land
Preliminary sentence
execution
Second court hearing date
Mar 16, 2024
Lawyer name
Amir Raeisian
Trial city
Isfahan

Supreme Court

Supreme Court branch
شعبه 39 دیوان عالی کشور

Arrest 5

Court information

First court hearing date
Aug 11, 2024
Trial court branch
شعبه 5 دادگاه انقلاب اصفهان
Lawyer name
Mostafa Nili
Trial city
Isfahan

Arrest 6

Arrest record

Date of arrest
Jun 19, 2025
Province of detention
Hormozgan
City of detention
Kish