[2] Rajabian has collaborated with musicians including Harvey Mason Jr., Jeff Coffin, Daniel Ho, Wouter Kellerman, Taylor Eigsti, Nicole Zuraitis, Emmanuele Baldini in different projects.

After 10 months of the period of imprisonment, he went on a hunger strike to protest against the unjust trial, lack of medical facilities in prison, and his transfer to the ward 8 isolating him from his brother.

In his previous case back in 2015, after spending two years in prison, Rajabian went on a 40 days hunger strike which forced the authorities to temporarily release him.

[36][37][38][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] The arrest of Mehdi Rajabian followed many reactions as Saeid Boumedouha's lecture, the head of Middle East and North Africa Amnesty International Organization can be noted in this regard.

[60][61] Of course, before that, the annual report of Ahmed Shaheed, the UN representative for Human Rights in Iran and the letters of more than four hundred musicians and media members were handed to Ali Jannati, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

For instance, Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the United Nations, issued a special declaration about the human rights in the world.

[85] Following that, Philip Luther, the head of Amnesty International published an official video talking about Mehdi Rajabian and asked all artists of the world to launch a worldwide campaign to support him.

[89][90] On the other hand, a petition was signed by more than 12,000 people of different human right activists and artists addressing the Iranian authorities to review the judicial case of Mehdi Rajabian and several other prisoners.

[35] The case of Mehdi Rajabian was investigated in summer 2015 in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court by Judge Mughiseh and finally he was charged of unauthorized art activity and insulting religious sanctities and advertisement against the regime and sentenced for six-year prison and fine.

Fairy Muse and the website of Music Freedom Day, devoted many pages supporting the protest movement of this Iranian artist.

[113][35][114][115][116][117][110][109][111][112] In Autumn 2021, Mehdi Rajabian released his album Coup of Gods, which conveyed a powerful message of defiance and the indomitable spirit of music in the face of adversity.

Despite being banned in Iran, Rajabian collaborated with an international creative team, including Ukrainian director Roma Goncharenko and musicians from around the world.

Ultimately, Coup of Gods served as a testament to artistic freedom, perseverance, and the power of collaboration, and was submitted for consideration at the Grammy Awards.