The International Federation of Musicians, alongside three different music organizations, has issued a joint assertion demanding the quick launch of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi.
Salehi’s latest re-arrest has sparked condemnation from civil society organizations, denouncing the suppression of creative expression in Iran.
“We wish to remind the Iranian Government and State about their worldwide obligations of respecting worldwide conventions, and we discuss with a earlier condemnation by UN Special Rapporteurs in addition to UNESCO when Iran has violated artists’ rights to freedom of expression,” reads the assertion shared by Salehi’s X account.
“Iran has an obligation to respect freedom of expression which incorporates the suitable to hunt, obtain and impart info and concepts, together with by way of artwork and tradition.”
Salehi, identified for his protest rap songs and help for the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, was first arrested in November 2022 and has since change into a worldwide face of the dissident motion in Iran.