Iran released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist Toomaj Salehi​ who came to fame over his lyrics about death of Mahsa Amini.

Axar.az reports that citing Associated Press, he spent a little over a year in jail and faced a death sentence issued by a Revolutionary Court.The sentencing drew international criticism and was overturned in June.

The Grammy winner was detained for the first time in 2022 following mass protests that swept the Islamic Republic after Amini was arrested for wearing her hijab, the Islamic head covering, too loosely, and later died in police custody.

Salehi rapped about Amini in one video, saying: “Someone’s crime was dancing with her hair in the wind.” In another verse, he predicts the downfall of Iran’s theocracy.

He spent time in and out of jail and said in a video message that he was tortured during detention, which led to his arrest in Nov. 2023. State media at the time released a video showing him blindfolded and apologizing for his words, a statement likely to have been made under duress.