the rise. According to the Independent, over 900 people were executed in Iran in 2024, a number that marked a 6% increase from the previous year and the most in nine years. However, Etemad reported that the ruling in Tataloo’s case is not yet final, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Iranian judiciary officials confirmed Sunday that a final verdict on the case had not yet been issued. Tataloo can still appeal the verdict. It’s unclear if any appeal efforts have yet been made.
The musician had been living in Istanbul since 2018 after several arrests by the Iranian authorities and after failing to get a music activity license from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, per NME. Turkish police handed him over to Iran, where he has been in detention since, in December 2023.
In addition to his blasphemy conviction, Tataloo had also been sentenced to
