Abdolali Ali-Asgari
- Advisor to the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (1983 - 1991)
- Deputy to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance (1991 - 1994)
- Deputy of IRIB Education Department (2003 - 2004)
- Deputy of IRIB Media Development and Technology department (2014)
- Head of IRIB (11 May 2016 - 29 Sep 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Producing and broadcasting televised programmes containing forced confession, stolen private data and defamatory content against political prisoners and dissidents (11 May 2016 - present) read more
- Institution
- Head of IRIB
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to privacy
- Description
As the head of the IRIB, he is responsible for producing and broadcasting televised programmes containing forced confessions and stolen private data obtained under torture or coercion and defamatory content against political prisoners including journalists, civil and human rights activists, and political dissidents.
These forced confessions were obtained under severe physical and mental torture and were used as evidence to sentence the confessors to harsh sentences including death penalty. In numerous cases, the IRIB employees were directly involved in obtaining these forced confessions.
- Sources
“Orwellian State: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s State Media as a Weapon of Mass Suppression”, FIDH & JFI, 25 June 2020
“Intelligence Ministry Forces Father of Slain Protester to Repeat Authorities’ Version of Events on State TV”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 16 Jan 2018 https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2018/01/intelligence-ministry-forces-father-of-slain-protester-to-repeat-authorities-version-of-events-on-state-tv/
Video of forced confessions of father of Saru Ghahremani, a detained protester who died in detention, broadcast by IRIB https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/50-HRV.mp4
“Iran’s Forcing of Teenage Girl to Confess on State TV for Posting Dance Video Prompts Strong Outcry”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 9 July 2018 https://iranhumanrights.org/2018/07/irans-forcing-of-teenage-girl-to-confess-on-state-tv-for-posting-dance-video-prompts-strong-outcry/
Video of forced confessions a Maede Hojabri, teenage dancer, broadcast by IRIB, 2018 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Maede.mp4
Video of “Burnt Plan”, forced confessions of Iranian labour activists, broadcast by IRIB, 2018 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tarrahi-soukhteh.mp4
- Human Rights Violation: Producing and broadcasting televised programmes containing forced confession, stolen private data and defamatory content against political prisoners and dissidents (11 May 2016 - present) read more