Abbas Ali Mohammadian
- Head of Police Criminal Department, Tehran (0000)
- Police Commander, Alborz Province (0000 - 27 Jan 2023)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (0000) read more
- Institution
- The Police (FARAJA)
- Location
- (Alborz Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As the police commander of Alborz province, he was responsible for ordering the violent suppression and mass arrest of protesters during the protests of December 2017- January 2018 in Alborz province, which resulted in the death of at least one protester and the wounding of dozens of others.
- Sources
"December Riots and Chaharshanbeh Soori; two important missions of Alborz police in the second half of 2017", ISNA, March 2018 https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/05/14/1794672/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-26-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%AF
"Karaj Prosecutor: A 26-year-old man was killed in the recent riots in Gohardasht", Tasnim, January 2018 https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/05/14/1794672/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-26-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%AF
"26-year-old killed in Gohardasht protests in Karaj", Radio Farda, 2018 https://www.radiofarda.com/a/protest-inkaraj-/29413534.html
"Formation of 40 cases regarding January 2018 protests in Alborz", ISNA, July 2018 https://www.isna.ir/news/97040301486/%D8%AA%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%84-%DB%B4%DB%B0-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B5-%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-%DB%B9%DB%B6-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (0000) read more
- Institution
- The Police (FARAJA)
- Location
- (Alborz Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As the Commander of Police forces in the Alborz province, he is responsible for the violation of the right to life of at least ten protesters and other civilians, by supervising the forces who used lethal and non-lethal weapons in at least four cities during the November 2019 protests.
- Sources
"Alborz Police Commander: The main perpetrators of the riots in Savojbolagh were arrested", Hamshahri, November 2019 https://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/470066/%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%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%BA-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF
"Arrest of the main leaders of the Mohammad Shahr riots in Karaj", IRNA, November 2019 https://www.irna.ir/news/83572486/%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AC
“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, November 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 (0000) read more
- Police Commander, Tehran Province (27 Jan 2023 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Arbitrary arrest of Mohammad Sadeghi (16 Jul 2023) read more
- Location
- Tehran (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of expression
- Description
Abbas Ali Mohammadian, as the police commander of Greater Tehran, is responsible for the arbitrary detention of actor Mohammad Sadeghi.
On July 16, 2023, forces under the command of Abbas Ali Mohammadian attacked Mohammad Sadeghi's house and arrested him after breaking into his house.
On the same day, live on Instagram, Mohammad Sadeghi had criticized the violent treatment of women by the morality police officers. His arrest occurred a result of his criticism of the Morality Police and his solidarity with of LGBTQ+.
- Sources
- Police announcement about the arrest of Mohammad Sadeghi Ahangar (actor) New details of Mohammad Sadeghi's arrest Mohammad Sadeghi's talks about the Morality Police. The moment when agents of the Islamic Republic broke into Mohammad Sadeghi's house
- Human Rights Violation: Arbitrary arrest of Mohammad Sadeghi (16 Jul 2023) read more

