Bahman Moradnia

AKA: Morad Nia

Full Name (English)

Bahman Moradnia

Full Name (Farsi)

بهمن مرادنیا

Place of Birth

Bijar

Gender

Male

Education

Unknown

Clerical Background

Status

Alive

Last Updated

29 Nov 2020

Positions and Violations

Member of Parliament, Bijar (2008 - 2012)
Provincial Governor , Kurdistan Province (2017 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
  
  Institution
  
  Ministry of Interior
  
  Location
  
  (Kurdistan Province)
  
  Rights Violated
  
  Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
  
  Description
  
  As Governor of Kurdistan, and chairman of the Provincial Security Council, he was responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters. This led to the death of a number of protesters, including children, and injured several others. It also led to mass arrests during the November 2019 protests.
  
  Sources
  
  Condemnation of recent riots by senior officials and commanders of Kurdistan, Tasnim, December 2019 https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/09/02/2145086/%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86
  
  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
  
  https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/iran-details-released-of-304-deaths-during-protests-six-months-after-security-forces-killing-spree/
  
  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

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