Mohammad Pakpour

Full Name (English)

Mohammad Pakpour

Full Name (Farsi)

محمد پاکپور

Date of Birth

1961

Place of Birth

Arak

Gender

Male

Education

PhD in Political Geography

Clerical Background

Status

Alive

Last Updated

24 Nov 2020

Positions and Violations

Commander of Armoured Unit (1980 - 1988)
Commander of Operation Unit (1988 - 1993)
Commander of IRGC Ground Force (2009 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
  
  Institution
  
  Commander
  
  Location
  
  (National)
  
  Rights Violated
  
  Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
  
  Description
  
  As the commander of the ground forces of the Revolutionary Guards, he has played a role in monitoring the performance of this force, especially the Imam Ali security battalions, in suppressing and shooting protesters during the November 2019 nationwide protests that killed hundreds of protesters across Iran.
  
  Sources
  
  Murad Veisi, "Imam Ali Security Battalions, the Product of the Islamic Republic's Experience in Countering Street Protests", Radio Farda, 2011 https://www.radiofarda.com/a/f2_iran_imam_ali_forces_revolutionary_guards_protests_baseejis_police/24357494.html
  
  “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, 1398
  
  https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34397
  
  "4 Days of Suppression in Iran: What Do We Know About the Protest Victims?", Iran Wire, November 2017
  
  https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34262
  
  The Seven Layers of the Repression Organization in the Islamic Republic, Murad Veisi, Radio Farda, 1398
  
  https://www.radiofarda.com/a/seven-layers-of-suppression-in-Islamic-republic-of-Iran/29421805.htm
  
  "These people knew about the government, the IRGC and the army since the rise in gasoline prices" Khabaronline, 1398
  
  https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1327073/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1

These violations may only be part of the human rights violations that this person has been involved in. The investigation into this person's human rights record is ongoing.

Legal Developments

On 24 June, 2019, the US Treasury Department added Pakpour to its list of human rights sanctions for his role in suppressing Syrian people. Based on this decision, Pakpoor's assets in the United States or under the control of American companies and banks anywhere in the world have been blocked and he has been banned from entering the United States. On 12 April 2021, the Council of the European Union added 8 Iranian officials including Mohammad Pakpour, to its list of human rights sanctions for their role in widespread and grave violations of the rights of Iranian citizens. According to the EU statement, “as Commander in Chief of the IRGC’s Ground Forces, which have used lethal force against unarmed protesters and other civilians, Mohammad Pakpour bears responsibility for serious human rights violations in Iran.” As a result of these sanctions, Pakpour has been banned from entering the EU and his assets in the EU have been frozen.

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