Iranian court sentences pop star Tataloo to death for blasphemy
Iranian court sentences pop star Tataloo to death for blasphemy
Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo’s five-year jail term increased after prosecutor’s objection, according to reports
Summary
Iranian pop star Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy after the supreme court overturned a prior five-year prison sentence.
Tataloo, who had been living in Istanbul since 2018, was extradited to Iran in 2023 and has since been detained.
He also faces charges of promoting “prostitution” and spreading “propaganda” against the Islamic Republic.
The verdict is not final and can still be appealed.
Once a figure courted by conservatives, Tataloo gained fame for his controversial music and tattoos.
blasphemy is the ultimate victimless crime
If God (or Allah if you prefer that name) is so angry about blasphemy, why does He risk letting fallible humans take care of the problem?
Simply cause the blasphemer to drop dead. Then the faithful can clean up the aftermath if they wish to appear faithful, because it is less important how that is handled.
Is this comment blasphemous? We'll see if I drop dead.
They can't because it's not believers vs unbelievers, the clergy educated in biblical scholarship know their position is indefensible that's why they enforce blasphemy laws and murder apostates. Because in the light of transparency, historical context, and evidence none of the religions of Abraham are reasonable to believe.
They know it's made up, but they can't stop because they've convinced themselves it's for the greater good to defend the 'noble lie'.
Or they are power hungry aholes, and/or working for power hungry aholes.
Jehovah! Jehovah!
How can it be worse?!
Are you still alive?
I think so. Maybe I'm now a delusional and surprisingly active corpse.
I just have to say, you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the concept of god if you view it as a him or any kind of conscious figure making decisions for humans.
That's not how god works, not even in the minds of its believers.
Both sheep and wolves are religious but for different reasons. You seem to be saying that there are only wolves.
However, the wolves are dressed as sheep, and occasionally it is useful to tear off the sheepskins they hide under in order to save other animals that they also eat, if not also the sheep.
That's not how god works, not even in the minds of its believers.
I wish that were true. Millennia of indoctrination to serve the status quo (political as much as religious) shows otherwise.
that would be awesome, assuming they're all evil, but destroys the principle of faith
I'm pretty sure that the ruse, if there is one, must be impossible to prove
Turkey extradites to Iran? That seems like something that wouldn't help join the EU.
Edit: I should specify that I'm being somewhat sarcastic. My comment is technically true but in fact this extradition policy is largely irrelevant to real-world diplomacy.
Turkey hasn't wanted to join the EU for decades.
I'd say that Turkey has stopped seriously trying to join the EU, but that's because I don't know what they want or don't.
My comment was intended to sound cynical, but I totally failed to actually make it sound that way. (I edited it just now in an attempt to fix that.) Europe's relationship with Turkey is dominated by geopolitical and economic concerns, not moral ones.
Pretty sure Turkey has given up on ever joining the EU years ago.
yeah I was surprised by that too, but I'm a dumb dumb, so 🤷
Iran is such a dogshit country. Russia too.
And special mention to Turkey for extraditing the artist to Iran over such bullshit.
Are you from that country that just voted in a convicted felon as their next president?
"blasphemy"
Holy hell. How anyone defends these overly religious, dirt ball countries boggles my mind. Overzealous religion rules with an iron fist.
In Poland, you can be arrested and charged with "offending religious feelings"
America is far from perfect, but I can pretty much say whatever I want, with few exceptions, and not be subjected to legal consequences.
Don't worry, thats gonna change with project 2025. Iran was a pretty progressive country before a bunch of zealots taken the power.
Not for long
What ever happened to those protests a few years ago?
Did they just die out because the protestors didn't have weapons and the abusers did?
I misread that as "Italian" and it felt a bit weird.
Thought it was someone who snaps their spaghetti before cooking it.
Make them shorter and no snapping needed.
Get a larger pan / have some patience and mix them.
It doesn't really matter if 30 seconds one end is in the water and the other isn't while you're gently bending them into the pot.
Or, get one of these.
(Yes yes, I should clean my kitchen.)
Drop them in and the shape makes them swirl and no mixing needed when it's a roiling boil. I do often see that they separate well but after that, no need.
Use a longer pot
Sir, reddit is over here.
US Government: furiously taking notes
Another Iranian rapper, Toomaj, was given a death sentence in 2024 that was overturned. I think he is still in jail though.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/middleeast/iran-dissident-rapper-toomaj-salehi-intl-latam/index.html
Hopefully they both can see freedom soon.
Maybe we can make him American remotely?
There are a number of places in the world that have legal systems that are totally controlled by the state. If you go to those places you are taking large chances as you don’t know how much you figure in that government’s agenda at that moment.
Every single functional nation is in control of the legal system. If they are not the state is failing or has failed.
