Hossein Taeb

As a deputy of the IRGC Intelligence Organisation, Taeb is responsible for violent crackdowns on student protesters, mass arrests and interrogations under coercion and torture during student protests in July 1999. 

Following the closure of Salam newspaper on July 6, 1999, a protest was held in the dormitory of the University of Tehran. Following the protest, plainclothes forces (consisting of the Basij and extremist militias such as Ansar Hezbollah) stormed the university dormitory, beating students and destroying property and arresting large numbers of students.

“Witness Testimony: Ali Afshari”, Iran Human Rights Document Centre, 4 May 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA6a0ndc1Gw

As  Commander of the Basij, Taeb is responsible for violent crackdowns and killing peaceful protesters to the results of the 2009 presidential election, which led to the death of at least 80 protesters. 

Following the announcement of the results of the tenth round of the Iranian presidential election and the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, widespread protests were held in Iranian cities. The protests were severely repressed by riot police, the IRGC and the Basij, killing at least 70 people, injuring thousands and leading to widespread arrests.

 “Iran election protests: the dead, jailed and missing”, Simon Jeffrey, Guardian, 29 Jul 2009

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2009/jul/29/iran-election-protest-dead-missing

Ian Black, “The Rise of Iran’s Other Police Force”, The Guardian, 17 June 2009

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/17/basiji-militia-iran-election-protests

On 28 September 2010, Taeb was sanctioned through an executive order by the US president for his role in “Serious human rights abuses”. As a result, Taeb was banned from entering the US and his assets in the US or in control of US companies and banks anywhere were blocked. 

On 12 April 2011, Taeb’s name was put on the European Union’s list of sanctions for his role in “securing apparatus and equipment for the purpose of supporting the Syrian regime in repressing its opposition.” He was banned from travelling to European Union countries and his assets in these countries were frozen.

He is responsible for covering up the murder of Taraneh Mousawi, a participant in the 2009 protest against the result of the controversial presidential election, who was raped and murdered in detention. 

Shadi Sadr and Shadi Amin,  “Crime and Impunity: Sexual Torture of Women in Islamic Republic Prisons”, Justice For Iran, (Farsi Vesrion), pp 70-73

On 28 September 2010, Taeb was sanctioned through an executive order by the US president for his role in “Serious human rights abuses”. As a result, Taeb was banned from entering the US and his assets in the US or in control of US companies and banks anywhere were blocked. 

On 12 April 2011, Taeb’s name was put on the European Union’s list of sanctions for his role in “securing apparatus and equipment for the purpose of supporting the Syrian regime in repressing its opposition.” He was banned from travelling to European Union countries and his assets in these countries were frozen.

As a head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization, Taeb is responsible for mass arrest and torture of hundreds of journalists, civil and political activists, ethnic and religious minorities, and cyber activists.

“Prison, Flogging for Protesters Who Gathered to Commemorate Victims of Plane Crash”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 21 May 2020

https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2020/05/amol-protestors-sentenced/

“IRGC Intelligence Chief Warns Against 'Infiltration' In Parliamentary Elections”, Radio Farda, 14 November 2019 

https://en.radiofarda.com/a/irgc-intelligence-chief-warns-against-infiltration-in-parliamentary-elections/30272206.html

“The IRGC Intelligence: We've Broken 157 Telegram Channels”, Iran Focus, 24 February 2017

https://www.iranfocus.com/en/human-rights/31298-the-irgc-intelligence-we-ve-broken-157-telegram-channels

“‘Deviant’ Religious Group Members Detained”, Radio Farda, 27 July 2017

https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-christians-arrested/28642623.html

“Iran’s IRGC Intensifies Crackdown on Facebook Users with 12 Arrests and 24 Summonses”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 5 February 2015

https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2015/02/facebook-arrests/

“Largest Wave of Arrests by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Since 2009”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 19 November 2015

https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2015/11/irgc-intelligence-arrests/

 “Gerdab: A Dictated Scenario”, Justice For Iran, 2012

https://justice4iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Gerdab-a-dictated-scenario.pdf

On 28 September 2010, Taeb was sanctioned through an executive order by the US president for his role in “Serious human rights abuses”. As a result, Taeb was banned from entering the US and his assets in the US or in control of US companies and banks anywhere were blocked. 

On 12 April 2011, Taeb’s name was put on the European Union’s list of sanctions for his role in “securing apparatus and equipment for the purpose of supporting the Syrian regime in repressing its opposition.” He was banned from travelling to European Union countries and his assets in these countries were frozen.