Meysam Nili
- Director of Rajanews Website (Jun 2006 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of peaceful protesters (1 Jan 2018) read more
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to privacy
- Description
As the director of the Rajanews website, Nili has played a role in violating the rights of protesters by publishing their pictures at the rallies in Dec 2017-January 2018 nationwide protests and calling on the audience to identify and report them to security forces.
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.
- Sources
"Identify the rioters", Rajaniuz, 1 January 2018
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nili-20.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Incitement of hatred and violence against Baha'i minority (Jun 2006 - present) read more
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of religion and belief, Right to non-discrimination
- Description
- As the director of Rajanews website, Nili has been involved in spreading systematic propaganda against the Baha'is in order to incite hatred and violence against this religious minority, and increase pressure on Baha'i citizens.
- Sources
“Inciting Hatred Iran’s media campaign to demonize Bahá’ís”, A special report of the Bahá’í International Community, October 2011
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/inciting-hatred-appendix-ii.pdf
Instances of Rajanews untrue and hateful content against Baha’i minority
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nili-11.pdf
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nili-13.pdf
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nili-14.pdf
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nili-17.pdf
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nili-15.pdf
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nili-16.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of peaceful protesters (1 Jan 2018) read more
- Head of Islamic Revolutionary Publishers Assembly (Nov 2011 - present)
- Advisor to the Head of Islamic Propaganda Organisation (Apr 2020 - present)