Iran­ian rap­per Yasin wins ap­peal against capital punishment

Tehran : The Iran’s Supreme Court on Saturday accepted an appeal against the death sentence awarded to Iranian rapper Saman Saidi Yasin, but confirmed the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlo.
The court initially stated it had accepted the appeals of both protestors, but later the judiciary’s news agency, Mizan, said the Iranian Supreme Court’s public relations had changed its report.
Also Read Iran Supreme Court accepts appeals of 2 protesters on death row “The public relations of the supreme court of Iran has corrected its news: ‘The appeal of Mohammad Ghobadlo has not been accepted and the verdict was confirmed.” “The court accepted Saman Saidi Yassin’s appeal,” it added.
روابط عمومی دیوان عالی کشور خبر خود را اصلاح کرد: فرجام‌خواهی محمد قبادلو پذیرفته نشده است/ حکم ابرام شد پذیرش فرجام خواهی سامان صیدی در دیوان عالی کشور https://t.co/xqMRKRM2Zy — خبرگزاری میزان (@MizanNewsAgency) December 24, 2022 Mohammad Ghobadlo was accused of killing a security man and injuring five others during the protests.
As for Yasin, a Iranian rapper whose songs deal with topics such as: inequality, oppression and unemployment, he is accused of attempting to kill security forces and chanting revolutionary songs.