Overview

• The court overturned an earlier five-year prison term and imposed the death penalty in January after convicting Tataloo of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.
• Turkish authorities detained Tataloo in 2023 over an expired passport and handed him over to Iranian officials for prosecution.
• Prosecutors also charged him with encouraging prostitution and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
• Tataloo rose to fame blending pop, R&B and rap, releasing 21 albums and becoming the first Iranian to collaborate with Universal Music Group.
• His sentencing underscores Tehran’s strict enforcement of blasphemy laws and its broader crackdown on dissenting voices.