
Mohammad Moazzami Goudarzi
- Head of Police Inspection, Alborz Province (2016 - 2018)
- Police Commander , Karaj (2019 - present)
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- Institution
- The Police (NAJA)
- Location
- Karaj (Alborz Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As the Commander of the Police forces in the city of Karaj, he is responsible for brutal suppression of November 2019 protests in Karaj and ordering the forces under his command to use lethal weapons, which led to the death of at least ten protesters.
The nationwide protests of 2019, known as the protests of November 2019, were a series of large-scale popular demonstrations against the Iranian government, which began on November 15, 2019 in protest of the tripling of gasoline prices and quickly turned into anti-government protests that spread to 29 provinces in more than 100 cities across the country. According to Amnesty International, at least 304 people were killed in the protests.
- Sources
Shoot to Kill; Preliminary Findings of Justice for Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, Justice for Iran, February 2020 https://justice4iran.org/15229/
Video of Moazami Goodarzi's presence at the scene of the Karaj protests and the leadership of the counter-insurgency forces, November 2019 https://twitter.com/mohamad_13624/status/1024359097209040897?lang=en
“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
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 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
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