Seyed Vahid Haghanian

As commander of the Sarallah patrols, Haghanian is responsible for violent crackdowns,  mass arrests and torture of political dissidents, and the suppression of women’s rights in the 1980’s.

Saeid Golkar, “Captive Society: The Basij Militia and Social Control in Iran”, New York: Colombia University Press, p 94. 

“ Iran: Information on the Sepah Sarallah (Sarallah Sepah)”, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 1 August 1991 https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaec43.html

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As the executive deputy of the Supreme Leader’s Office, Haghanian is responsible for liaising with the paramilitary and security forces, to brutally suppress Iranian protesters during the 2017-2018 nationwide protests.

The nationwide protests of 2017-2018, known as the protests of December 2017, were widespread demonstrations in protest of inflation and corruption, which began on 28 Dec 2017 in Mashhad and several cities in Khorasan province and quickly spread throughout Iran, including harsher anti-government slogans. .The crackdown on protesters led to the deaths of at least 25 protesters and detainees. 

“ Iran protests: Supreme leader Khamenei blames 'enemies'”, BBC,  2 Jan 2018

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42539445

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“Judiciary spokesman: 25 people killed in recent street protests”, IRNA, 14 Jan 2018

https://en.irna.ir/news/82795494/Judiciary-spokesman-25-people-killed-in-recent-street-protests

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As the executive deputy of the Supreme Leader’s Office, Haghanian is responsible for carrying out the commands of the Supreme leader, regarding the suppression of protests and liaising with the paramilitary and security forces for the mass arrest, torture and killing of Iranian protesters during 2019-2020 protests against increase in petrol price in Iran. The crackdown led to the death of at least 304 protesters.  

The national 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.  At least 304 people were killed in the protests, according to Amnesty International.

Shoot to Kill:Preliminary Findings of Justice For Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, February 2020, p 13

https://justice4iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SHOOT-TO-KILL-Preliminary-Findings-of-Justice-for-Irans-Investigation-into-the-November-2019-Protests.pdf

Special Report - Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest: 'Do whatever it takes to end it', Reuters, 23 Dec 2019

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iran-protests-specialreport/special-report-irans-leader-ordered-crackdown-on-unrest-do-whatever-it-takes-to-end-it-idUKKBN1YR0QN

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 “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/

As the executive deputy of the Supreme Leader’s Office , Haghanian is responsible for the house arrest of Mehdi Karroubi, 2009 presidential candidate and a prominent figure of 2009 peaceful protests to the results of presidential election, and his wife Fatemeh Karroubi, through influencing the Supreme Council of National Security and supervising the arrest operation.

Saeed Kamali Dehghan, “Iran's supreme leader accused of abducting key opponents”, The Guardian, 6 Mar 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/06/iran-supreme-leader-accused-abducting