PEN America Welcomes Release of Iranian Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi
November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023:
PEN America's Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) welcomes the decision by Iran's Supreme Court to release rapper Toomaj Salehi. Iran's Supreme Court ordered his release on Friday, November 18, 2023, stating that it had identified "flaws in the original sentence."
"We celebrate the release of Toomaj Salehi and the fact that all charges have been dropped against him. We hope . . .
PEN America's Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) welcomes the decision by Iran's Supreme Court to release rapper Toomaj Salehi. Iran's Supreme Court ordered his release on Friday, November 18, 2023, stating that it had identified "flaws in the original sentence."
"We celebrate the release of Toomaj Salehi and the fact that all charges have been dropped against him. We hope . . .