
Hossein Tavakkoli Kajani
- District Governor, Kahrizak (Dec 2016 - Aug 2018)
- Governor , Mallard (Tehran Province) (23 Oct 2019 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Malard (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As governor of Malard and chairman of the City Security Council, he has been responsible for mass arrest of protesters and ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters, which killed at least 50 and injured a number of protesters in Malard during 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
Tavakoli Statements on the Role of the City Security Council in Suppressing the Mallard Protests, Qatreh News Agency, December 2019 https://www.ghatreh.com/news/nn49823278/%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C
Video of a protester being shot at the Mallard Mill, Manoto TV,.17 November, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3TITGxOKdE
Video of Mehdi Daemi being shot dead by Mallard protesters, Iran International, November 2019 https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1197178608688812035
“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
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