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A 22-year-old Iranian rapper, Mahnam Navab Safavi, has been sentenced to death for allegedly waging war against God and spreading propaganda through protest graffiti and social media posts — all tied to Iran’s January protests. His trial was conducted in his absence, with lawyers barred from accessing his case file. This isn’t an isolated case — it’s part of a chilling pattern: artists silenced, musicians jailed or punished, and dissent crushed by the state. Safavi now faces execution in Isfahan Central Prison, amid a wave of recent executions targeting young protesters. The crackdown shows no mercy — even as past cases like Toomaj Salehi’s were overturned, the threat remains real for anyone daring to speak out.

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