Majid Zanjani

As the Commander of the IRGC and Basij 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.

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/

"Karaj Imam Hussein Corps Commander: Basijis have always played a key role in thwarting seditions", Javan Online, December 2019 https://www.javanonline.ir/fa/news/979938/%D8%A8%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AB%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4-%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF

"Exercise to deal with the disturbances and unrest of the Jerusalem Battalions of the Imam Hussein Corps in Karaj", Basij News Agency, 2019 https://basijnews.ir/fa/news/8772790/%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B9-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3

“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