Ali Akbar Javidan
- Deputy commander of police, Golestan Province (0000)
- Police Commander , Golestan Province (0000)
- Police Commander, Kermanshah Province (0000 - 10 May 2023)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Institution
- The Police (FARAJA)
- Location
- (Kermanshah Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As the Police Commander of Kermanshah Province, and a member of the Provincial Security Council, Ali Akbar Javidan was responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters by the forces under his command during the November 2019 protests. As a result, at least 23 protesters were killed and several others injured, and more that 250 protesters were arrested.
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. The protests were brutally suppressed by the security and military forces. According to Amnesty International, at least 304 people were killed in the protests.
- Sources
Shoot to Kill; Preliminary Findings of Justice for Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, Justice for Iran, February 2020
https://justice4iran.org/15229/
Mehrdad Ghasemfar, "Shocking details of the killing of a protester in Kermanshah", Radio Farda, 2019
https://www.radiofarda.com/a/interview-with-borhan-mansouri-relative-on-his-murder/30323832.html
"250 people were arrested in Kermanshah province",
Deutsche Welle, November 1998
“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
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (16 September 2022 - 10 May 2023) read more
- Institution
- The Police (FARAJA)
- Location
- Kermanshah (Kermanshah Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the Police Commander of Kermanshah Province, and a member of the Provincial Security Council, Ali Akbar Javidan was responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters by the forces under his command during the 2022-2023 protests, , which resulted in the death of at least 24 protesters. The 2022-23 protests began following the death of Mahsa (Gina) Amini on September 13, 2022, in the detention of the morality police of the Islamic Republic. These protests quickly spread across the country and are remembered as the largest revolutionary uprising against the government since the establishment of the Islamic Republic. The Iranian government responded to these protests with deadly violence. According to human rights organizations, the security forces of the Islamic Republic have killed at least 537 people, with a minimum of 68 of them being children.
- Sources
- Kermanshah -20 September 2022- shooting at protesters
https://archive.md/G5sEL
https://twitter.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1572494384700194817
Kermanshah -20 September 2022- shooting at protesters Beating and arresting protesters-Kermanshahhttps://archive.md/xRFHv
https://twitter.com/1500tasvir/status/1572844357916545024
Shooting at protesters- Kermanshahhttps://archive.ph/vNTjr
https://x.com/kurdistanhrn/status/1586408310613233664?s=52&t=-NnCP5wTxv00GOQB6XWIHw
Traces of bullet fire by security forces on the windows of citizens' homes - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/bTbIJ
https://twitter.com/goliammar/status/1592539147868463104?s=52&t=ajlrW4VT1n77fVL
Shooting at protesters - Javanrudhttps://archive.md/wip/qPRxK
https://x.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1609474030184153088
Firing tear gas into people's car and home- Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/Up5wM
https://x.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1609131722729484289
Shooting at protesters - Bruises and pellet gun wounds on protesters' bodies - Kermanshahhttps://x.com/bbcpersian/status/1601433777640591360
Shooting at protesters and beating them with sticks and batons - Kermanshahhttps://archive.md/S2SIm
https://x.com/Sh_A_kermanshah/status/1601309605682106368
Direct shooting by security forces at protesters - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/ZhsW2
https://x.com/KurdistanHRN/status/1598438910568587264
Direct shooting by security forces at protesters - Javanrudhttps://archive.md/IwPSS
https://x.com/PanahiRafiq/status/1595738077431205888
Shooting at protesters by IRGC forces - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/EFLEq
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1595008160167002114
Security forces shooting at protesters and protesters being injured - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/c5Mqm
https://x.com/Ehsanism/status/1594801822430011396
Direct shooting by security forces at protesters - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/kYNgx
https://x.com/SamRasoulpour/status/1594832474953158656
https://twitter.com/FardadFarahzad/status/1572262576058413058 Those killed in the protests in Kermanshah province until 10 November 2022https://www.radiofarda.com/a/32124496.html
Waging War on Civilians: Exposing Iran’s Repressive Units and Crimes Against Humanity
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Police Commander, Hormozgan Province (15 May 2023 - present)