Mohsen Shekari was executed in Iran – other rappers face execution

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Since the death on September 16 of Mahsa Amini, who died as a result of police violence after being arrested by the vice squad for violating local dress codes, the protests have grown in size and volume. Many people locally and worldwide are campaigning for human rights in Iran and so are more and more rappers. One of the protesters was Mohsen Shekari. He was executed on the morning of December 8th after being arrested in Tehran on September 25th.

The 23-year-old rapper was “moharebeh (enmity against God) through [das] Drawing a weapon with intent to kill and cause terror and depriving the public of freedom and security, willfully injuring an on-duty Basij officer with a cold weapon, blocking Sattar Khan Street in Tehran and disturbing national order and Security” accused of how the Iran Human Rights Organization reported from Oslo. Mohsen Shekari was detained for 75 days and denied a lawyer or any other form of due process. He was seen with injuries to his face in a video shared by IRGC’s Fars news agency a few hours before his death.

At least 11 others have been sentenced to the death penalty, and dozens more face the death penalty. Appreciate human rights activiststhat over 470 protesters have been murdered and over 18,000 arrested since the protests began. The two rappers Toomaj Saleri and Saman Yasin have also been charged with “Moharebeh” and face the death penalty.

Shervin Hajipour was arrested on September 29 for releasing a song about the protests two days earlier. He was released on bail on October 4th. His song “Baraye” is seen by many as an anthem of protest. Posted around October 9th Ben Salomo a German version of the song on Instagram.

Yasin was also arrested in Tehran on October 2 for allegedly firing a pistol three times in the air. According to reports (November 17) He was denied the right to choose his lawyer when the trial began on October 29, and his family has only been able to speak to him on the phone once.

German-Iranian journalist Gilda Sahebi shares a video of Saman Yasin’s mother asking for help for her son: “My son is an artist, not a riot maker. I beg you, as a heartbroken mother. Please stop the execution of my son” and asks: “Where in the world do you get a death sentence for throwing a garbage can [angezündet] Has?”


The same video of Yasin’s mother was also posted on Reddit with subtitles. The person who uploaded the video wrote in the comments: “In order to get a forced confession, Saman was held in a cold room for three days. He was handcuffed with his arms behind his back and placed in solitary confinement with shackles.”

Toomaj Salehi was arrested on October 30 after speaking in an October 28 interview with Canadian news channel CBC said the protests would continue no matter what. “In the past, regime forces sometimes hesitated a little or acted later before beating women, but now we see that they really don’t care,” he also said in the interview. Salehi also campaigned for the people of Iran in his songs and at the local protests. He was also denied his choice of lawyer and his family could not contact him because they were lied to by the government.

A petition for his release has been opened change.org currently more than 370,000 signatures.



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