Iranian singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, was sentenced to death for blasphemy after the Supreme Court accepted an appeal. He had earlier been sentenced to five years in prison. Tataloo, detained since December 2023 after being extradited from Turkey, faced additional charges related to promoting 'prostitution' and spreading 'propaganda.'
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