Biography
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Born In
Babol, Māzandarān, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Arya Aramnejad is an Iranian pop music singer from Babol in the northern part of Iran. He became famous for his song "Ali Barkhiz" where he denounces the Islamic regime's crimes during the 2009 Ashura protests.
After this, he was jailed and tortured (sexually humiliated - photographed naked, laughed at, obliged to walk barefooted on aids' patients blood).
He was then released and condemned to 1 year prison. He sang several other songs for the Green Movement of Iran including "Yek rooze khoob" (a good day), "Baraye Lamse Azadi" (for a touch of freedom), "Deltangi" (nostalgia).
In December 2010, he had an interview with the Spanish newspaper El País where he talked about his tortures again and asserted "we have to be the voice of the political prisoners".
He was arrested again on 8 November 2011.
هنرمند جوان بابلی که پس از عاشورای خونین سال ۱۳۸۸ به دلیل ساخت آهنگی باعنوان علی برخیز به جرم اقدام بر علیه امنیت ملی بازداشت و در سلول انفرادی تحت بدترین و غیرانسانی ترین شرایط نگه داری شد
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