Massoud Morsalpour
AKA: Morsalpoor, Morsal Pour
- Governor , Gharchak (Nov 2015 - Aug 2018)
- Director of Human Resources Development (Date Unknown)
- Governor, Eslamshahr (Tehran Province) (Oct 2018 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Eslamshahr (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As Governor of Eslamshahr, and chairman of the City Security Council, he was responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters. This injured and killed a number of people, including at least two children, and led to the mass arrests of protesters.
- Sources
"The governor of Eslamshahr asked for reinforcement to deal with the protesters", Radio Farda, November 2019 https://www.radiofarda.com/a/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D9%85%DA%A9-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF/30278377.html
"Governor of Eslamshahr, Tehran: Arrest of 25 leaders of riots", Asra Iran, 17 November, 2019 https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/698788/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-25-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA
"Governor of Eslamshahr: Looters and Thieves Identified in Recent Protests", Tasnim, 18 November, 2019 https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/08/27/2142546/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF
Video of shooting at protesters in Eslamshahr, Manoto TV, November 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uppvo2Gkusw
“Shoot to Kill: Preliminary Findings of Justice for Iran’s
Investigation into the November 2019 protests”, Justice for Iran, February 2020
“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
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