Leila Vaseghi
- Head of Foreign Investment Department in Provincial Government, Khuzestan Province (Unknown)
- Coordinator Director of Provincial Government, Mazandaran Province (Unknown)
- Governor , Quds (Jun 2019 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Shahr-e Qods (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As the Governor of Shahr-e Qods, and head of the city security Council, she is responsible for issuing the shooting order to the police and other armed forces to use lethal and non-lethal weapons during the November 2019 protests, causing dozens of unarmed protesters’ and other civilians’ deaths or injuries.
- Sources
Governor Admits Ordering Police To Shoot At Iran Protesters, Radio Farda, December 2019 https://en.radiofarda.com/a/governor-admits-ordering-police-to-shoot-at-iran-protesters/30302762.html
“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020
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?", IranWire, November 2019 https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34262
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more