Seyed Ali Khamenei

As a member of the Revolutionary Council, he had a key role in shutting down universities and the violent suppression of protesters, as well as the expulsion of students and professors from universities in a program called the "Cultural Revolution."

Ali Khamenei's speech in Friday prayers about the need to purge universities, Kayhan newspaper, 20 April, 1980 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Khamenei-2.pdf

"Mahnaz Motamedi Eternal Memory", Peykar Newspaper, No. 55, 20 May, 1980 https://www.iran-archive.com/fa/node/5817

Statements and Reactions to the Execution of Ismail Narimisa, Ettela'at Newspaper,1 July, 1980, Page 11

As a member of the Revolutionary Council, he has played a role in institutionalizing the unfair trials in the courts of the Islamic Republic, by participating in the adoption of the Regulations of the Revolutionary Courts on 17 June 1979.

The text of the Regulations of the revolutionary courts and tribunals, approved on 17 June 1979, Justice for Iran Archive

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Khamenei-3.pdf

As president, he is responsible for the execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988, who were re-tried in unfair trials and sentenced to death based on their political and religious beliefs. He is also responsible for the cover up and  the secrecy surrounding the massacre.

"The position of the Iranian authorities at the time regarding the executions of the 60's", BBC Farsi, 13 September, 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Khamenei-4.pdf

Geoffry Robertson, “The UN must try Iran's 1988 murderers”, 7 June 2010

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RAEISI-10.pdf

Full text of Iran Tribunal: A case concerning gross violations of human right s and commission of crime against humanity by Islamic Republic of Iran,5 February 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RAEISI-11.pdf

“Pour-Mohammadi and the 1988 Prison Massacres”, Human Rights Watch, December 2005 

https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RAEISI-12.pdf

As the leader of the Islamic Republic, he is responsible for the killing, mass arrests and brutal  suppression of the nationwide protests in December 2017-January 2018  by the military, judicial and security institutions under his command.

"the Leader of the Revolution on the protests of January 1996", Mashreq News, 13 August, 2017 https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/883824/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-96

“Iranian Officials Confirm 25 Dead in Protests”, VOA News, 14 January 2018 https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-human-rights-justice/4207191.html

As the leader of the Islamic Republic, he is responsible for the killing, mass detention and torture of protesters during the 2009 post-election protests through the security and military institutions under his supervision and also through the explicit order to suppress the protesters during Friday prayers on 20 June, 2009.

Following the announcement of the results of the tenth Iranian presidential election and the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, widespread protests were held in Iranian cities. The protests were brutally suppressed by the riot police, the IRGC and Basij, killing at least 70 people, injuring thousands and  widespread arrests.

The full text of Ali Khameneh's Friday prayer sermon on 20 June 20, 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Mirhejazi-5.pdf

“Iran election protests: the dead, jailed and missing”, The Guardian, 29 July 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2009/jul/29/iran-election-protest-dead-missing

As the leader of the Islamic Republic, he was responsible for systematically violating the rights of this religious minority, by issuing fatwas and calling Baha'is "impure", and ordering the state’s institutions to suppress this religion and its followers.

Image of Ali Khamenei's fatwa on followers of the Baha'i Faith, Archive of Justice for Iran, https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1.pdf

Confidential letter of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution regarding the imposition of restrictions on followers of the Baha'i Faith, 1990 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/khamenei-n0.pdf

Ali Khamenehei is  responsible for hate speech towards the LGBTI+ community, in his role as the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The LGBTI+ community played a big role in the 2022-23 protests. khamenehei  has defamed and degraded the LGBTI+ community with derogative language.

a speech on January 4^th, 2023, he said homosexuality is a major sin (Al-Kaba’ir)

Revolutionary leader: Those without hijab should not be accused of being irreligious or anti-revolutionary

https://www.seratnews.com/fa/news/606156/%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%B6%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF

Khamenei accused the protesters of "treason" and called for a "serious" approach

https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-64209925

https://shorturl.at/2DGt5

https://newspaper.hamshahrionline.ir/id/177565/%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF.html

https://iranhr.net/en/articles/6200/

As the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the appointer of the head of judiciary, he has been responsible for widespread human rights abuses through unfair trials and inhumane sentences, including executions and amputations, since 1989.

Interview with the Legal Department of the Judiciary, Ettela’at Newspaper, 20 December, 2014 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Larijani-000.pdf

As the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, he has been responsible for widespread human rights violations through arbitrary detention, torture, prosecution of human rights defenders and civil society activists, and the assassination of political dissidents by security agencies under his supervision.

"Torture in Iran: an Interrogator’s misconduct or the Method of a System?", Deutsche Welle, 16 December, 2016 https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/iran/a-47088381

Government assassinations in the Islamic Republic according to statistics, Shahed Alavi, February 2017

https://www.aasoo.org/fa/articles/1807

As the leader of the Islamic Republic, and the appointer of the head of the Radio and Television (IRIB), he has been responsible for recording and broadcasting the forced confessions of individuals on Iranian state television channels, which were extracted under torture and duress.

ORWELLIAN STATE: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN’S STATE MEDIA AS A WEAPON OF MASS SUPPRESSION, JFI & FIDH, June 2020 https://justice4iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ORWELLIAN-STATE-ISLAMIC-REPUBLIC-OF-IRAN%E2%80%99S-STATE-MEDIA-AS-A-WEAPON-OF-MASS-SUPPRESSION-English-1.pdf

“Cut! Take the Press TV Off the Air”, Justice for Iran, 22 April 2012 https://justice4iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CutTakePressTVofftheAir-English.pdf

As the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, he is responsible for killing, detaining, torturing and suppressing protesters during the November 2019 national protests, through the military and judicial security agencies under his command, and also through the explicit order to suppress the protests on 17 November, 2019. The nationwide  protests of 2019, known as the protests of November 2019, were a series of large-scale popular demonstrations against the Iranian government, which began on 15 November, 2019 in protest of the tripling of gasoline prices and quickly turned into anti-government protests that spread to 29 provinces in more than 100 cities across the country. According to Reuters at least 1500 were killed during the protests. Amnesty International, verified the identity of 304 protesters killed by the security forces.

Video of Ali Khamenei's remarks about the nationwide protests in November 2017, Justice for Iran Archive, 17 November, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Benzin-Khamenei.mp4

“Shoot to Kill: Preliminary Findings of Justice for Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 protests”, Justice for Iran, February 2020

https://justice4iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SHOOT-TO-KILL-Preliminary-Findings-of-Justice-for-Irans-Investigation-into-the-November-2019-Protests.pdf

“Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it'”, Reuters, 23 December 2019

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-protests-specialreport-idUSKBN1YR0QR

“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/iran-details-released-of-304-deaths-during-protests-six-months-after-security-forces-killing-spree/

List of confirmed and unconfirmed names of victims and detainees of the November protests, Iranwire, 2019

https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34397

"4 Days of Suppression in Iran: What Do We Know About the Protest Victims?", Iran Wire, November 2019

https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34262

The Seven Layers of the Suppression Organization in the Islamic Republic, Murad Veisi, Radio Farda, 2019

https://www.radiofarda.com/a/seven-layers-of-suppression-in-Islamic-republic-of-Iran/29421805.html