Hassan Shahvarpour
- Commander of Vali Asr 7th Armoured Brigade (1981 - 1988)
- Commander of IRGC Provincial Corps, Khuzestan Province (2009 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Provincial Guard Corps
- Location
- (Khuzestan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the commander of the IRGC in Khuzestan, he is responsible for commanding the forces to use machine guns against protesters and other civilians in the city of Mahshahr. Under his command, 148 people were killed by the IRGC by heavy machine gun fire from armoured vehicles encircling fleeing protesters hiding in nearby marshes.
- Sources
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Shoot to Kill:Preliminary Findings of Justice For Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, February 2020, p 13 https://justice4iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SHOOT-TO-KILL-Preliminary-Findings-of-Justice-for-Irans-Investigation-into-the-November-2019-Protests.pdf
Murad Veisi, “Who is the commander of Mahshahr massacre”, Radio Farda, 1398 https://www.radiofarda.com/a/who-is-the-head-on-protest-suppression-in-mahshahr/30385860.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, 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
- Legal Developments
- On 20 May, 2020, the US Treasury Department added Shahvarpour to its list of human rights sanctions for his role in the killing of protesters in Mahshahr. According to this decision, Shahvarpour's assets in the United States or in the control of American companies and banks have been frozen 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 Hassan Shahvarpour, 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, “Hassan Shahvarpour is responsible for commanding the forces which used machine guns against protesters and other civilians in the city of Mahshahr during the November 2019 protests. Under his command, 148 people were killed by the IRGC by heavy machine gun fire from armoured vehicles encircling fleeing protesters hiding in nearby marshes.” As a result of these sanctions, Shahvarpour has been banned from entering the EU and his assets in the EU have been frozen.
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