Iran’s Supreme Court has accepted the death sentence handed down to Iranian-Kurdish rapper Saman Seydi Yasin in the context of ongoing widespread anti-government protests, the country’s judiciary said on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Yasin, who incorporated social justice themes such as inequality and oppression into his music, was charged with “enmity against God”, attempting to kill security guards, firing a gun into the air and setting fire to a rubbish bin. Yasin denied the allegations.
In a video last week, his mother asked for help to save her son. “Where on earth have you seen a loved one’s life taken for trash?” she said in the video posted on social media.
The court’s Mizan news agency said Yasin now faces a new trial.
At least two men have been executed in connection with the protests and Iran is seeking the execution of at least 26 protesters, according to human rights organization Amnesty International. The watchdog described the hearings as “mock trials aimed at intimidating those involved in the popular uprising that has rocked Iran.”
According to estimates by human rights organizations, more than 18,000 people were arrested during the protests.
Civil unrest and protests against the Iranian government began in mid-September following the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by Iran’s Deputy Command for wearing her hijab “inappropriately”.
Writer: Denise Petsky
Source: Deadline
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