Hossein Sistani Mohammadabadi
- Governor, Kashan (0000)
- Deputy Governor, Isfahan Province (0000)
- Governor, Isfahan (Isfahan Province) (0000 - present)
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- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Isfahan
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As the governor of Isfahan, and the head of the City Security Council, he was responsible for issuing the order to use deadly weapons. This led to 9 deaths and dozens injured in the November 2019 protests.
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, February 2020, p 13
"Governor of Isfahan: The selflessness of the NAJA forces in controlling the riots was unparalleled", Khabaronline, December 2019 https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1323896/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B8%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF
"Governor appreciates the life of the country's security", Radio and Television News Agency, December 2019 https://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2577550/%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1#bottom
"Mohammad Javad Abedi's father: We did not see my son's body at the funeral", Iran Human Rights Campaign, December 2019 https://persian.iranhumanrights.org/1398/09/mohammad-javad-abedis-father-we-did-not-see-my-sons-body/
"Justice-seeking teachers published the names of 19 students aged 13 to 18 killed in the November crackdown", Radio Zamaneh, December 2019 https://www.radiozamaneh.com/479734
"Arsham Ebrahimi's uncle; we buried him at night; they should say who killed our child?", Iran Human Rights Campaign, December 2019 https://persian.iranhumanrights.org/1398/09/arsham-ebrahimis-uncle-buried-overnight-say-who-killed-our-baby/
“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020
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