Iranian rapper who took part in Mahsa Amini protests sentenced to death

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi – who was arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests that swept Iran in 2022 – was sentenced to death, Salehi’s lawyer, Amir Raesian, told the Shargh newspaper on Wednesday. Salehi was prosecuted on charges of corruption on earth, a charge used often by the regime in Iran to target … Read more

Many Pakistan ‘persecuted’ minorities have not heard of India’s CAA

ISLAMABAD: Amit Kumar, a trader from Sanghar district in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, has his bags packed to move to India at the earliest opportunity. “I am seriously considering settling there. At least I won’t get killed because of my faith,” he said, claiming he now lives the life of “a second-class Pakistani citizen”. Amit … Read more

Iranian Baloch rights activist at risk of deportation from Sweden

An Iranian Baloch human rights activist is at risk of being deported from Sweden to Iran, Iranian human rights organizations warned this week. According to the Baloch human rights organization Haalvsh, the activist Asma MirBalochzahi, also known as Asma Baloch, grew up in Bam in the Kerman province of Iran. According to Haalvsh, MirBalochzahi … Read more