Jamal Alemi Neisi
AKA: Alami Neisi
- Deputy of Human Resources Development of Provincial Government, Khuzestan Province (2015 - 2018)
- Governor , Ahvaz (Khuzestan Province) (2018 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Ahvaz (Khuzestan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
As Governor of Ahvaz, and chairman of the City Security Council, he was responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters during the November 2019 protests, which led to the death of at least 7 protesters, including at least 3 children, and injured several others.
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 15 November, 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 Reuters at least 1500 were killed during the protests. Amnesty International, verified the identity of 304 protesters killed by the security forces.
- 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/
“Iran: At least 23 children killed by security forces in November protests – new evidence”, Amnesty International, 4 March 2020 https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/iran-at-least-23-children-killed-by-security-forces-in-november-protests-new-evidence/#:~:text=An%20investigation%20by%20Amnesty%20International,protests%20in%20November%20last%20year.&text=The%20children%20killed%20include%2022,aged%20between%20eight%20and%2012.
“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
- Back up linkVideo of security forces shooting at protesters in Ahvaz
Video of security forces shooting at protesters in Ahvaz
Video of security forces’ crack down on protesters in Ahvaz
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