Hossein Habibi
- Commander of Basij, Quds City (Tehran Province) (2 Jul 2019 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Basij Organisation
- Location
- Shahr-e Qods (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As the Commander of the IRGC and Basij forces in Shahr-e Qods, and the member of Shahr-e Qods’ Security Council in the session on the 16th of November 2019, he is responsible for making decisions on issuing the shooting order for the police and other armed forces, killing at least 10 protesters and injuring dozens. He was also commanding his forces on the field during those incidents.
- Sources
"The governor's account of the protests in the city of Quds", Aftab News, November 2019 https://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/624245/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%DB%B5-%D8%B4%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%85
ٖ- Back up link"Twelve of the main perpetrators of the riots were arrested in the cities of Quds and Mallard", IRNA, November 2019 https://www.irna.ir/news/83571638/%DB%B1%DB%B2-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF
"Commander of Shahr-e-Quds Corps: The zeal of the revolutionary forces and their mobilization blocked the way for the rioters", Tasnim, November 2019 https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/09/03/2145816/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%BA%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%A8%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF
“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?", Iran Wire, November 2019 https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34262
The Seven Layers of the Repression 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.htm
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