PEN America Condemns New Conviction of Iranian Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi
January 06, 2024
January 06, 2024
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
PEN America's Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) vehemently opposes the new conviction of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi for "propaganda against the system." Announced on January 1, 2024, Salehi was sentenced by Iranian authorities to one year of imprisonment. Additionally, his passport has been annulled for two years, and he is obliged to participate in a behavioral management course. ARC calls on the Iranian . . .
PEN America's Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) vehemently opposes the new conviction of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi for "propaganda against the system." Announced on January 1, 2024, Salehi was sentenced by Iranian authorities to one year of imprisonment. Additionally, his passport has been annulled for two years, and he is obliged to participate in a behavioral management course. ARC calls on the Iranian . . .