"The death sentence of #Toomaj_Salehi was overturned and based
on the appeal decision ...of the Supreme Court, the case will be
referred to (another) branch for consideration," attorney Amir
Raisian wrote on X.
There was no immediate official confirmation of the ruling.
Salehi's songs supported protests sparked by the death in police
custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish Iranian woman arrested
for allegedly wearing an "improper" hijab.
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; editing by Jason Neely)
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