Jahanshah Zeinoddini
AKA: Zeinoldini
- Deputy Commander of NAJA Special Units, Ilam Province (2014 - 2016)
- Commander of NAJA Special Units of the West of the Province, Tehran Province (2015 - 2017)
- Commander of NAJA Special Units , Alborz Province (2017 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Special Unit
- Location
- (Alborz Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the commander of the Alborz Special Forces Unit, he was responsible for issuing an order for the violent repression and widespread detention of protesters during the protests in January 2018 in the Alborz Province. This resulted in the death of at least one protester and wounding of dozens.
- Sources
The actions and attitudes of the police are based on Islamic character and standards, NAJA News Agency, December 2017 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:kpUMM0JmQTAJ:www.news.police.ir/News/fullStory.do%3FId%3D275536+&cd=11&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
"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
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Special Unit
- Location
- (Alborz Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the Commander of the Special Units 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. He is also responsible for arbitrary arrests and detentions against protestors.
- Sources
Interview of the Commander of the Alborz Special Unit with the NAJA News Agency, NAJA News Agency, 2019 https://what.sapp.ir/policealborz/15749263517184062aodm6-%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C
“Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it'”, Reuters, 23 December 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-protests-specialreport-idUSKBN1YR0QR
“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, 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
The Seven Layers of the Suppression 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
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more