Haji Reza Shakarami
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Karaj (Sep 2014 - 19 Dec 2019)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Karaj
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to life
- Description
Haji Reza Shakarami, as Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor in the city of Karaj and a member of the city security council, participated in issuing an order to use deadly weapons against unarmed protesters in the nationwide protests in January 2018 that resulted in the death of at least one protester, Hassan (Shahin) Tarkashvand. . He has also been directly responsible for widespread detentions following the protests.
The nationwide protests of December 2017-January 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
Who are the detainees of the unrest in Iran, BBC Farsi, January 6, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-42564046
Shahin Torkashvand, another victim of the January 1996 protests in Karaj: "He was shot in the abdomen", Iran Human Rights Campaign, February 25, 2017
Karaj Prosecutor: 20 leaders of Karaj riots arrested, ISNA, January 2, 2018
Karaj Prosecutor Arrests of instigators of riots in Karaj, Khabar Online, January 2, 2018
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Karaj
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to life
- Description
Haji Reza Shakermi, as the Karaj Public Prosecutor and Revolutionary Council and a member of the city security council, participated in the issuance of orders to use deadly weapons against unarmed protesters in the November 2019 nationwide protests that killed at least 17 protesters. He has also been directly responsible for widespread detentions following the protests.
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 Reuters at least 1500 protesters were killed. Amnesty International, revealed the identity of 304 protesters killed by the security forces including at least 23 children.
- 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/
“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020
"4 Days of Repression in Iran: What Do We Know about the Victims?", IranWire, November 2019
https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34262
Karaj Prosecutor: 7% of the detainees in the Karaj rallies were women / A lawsuit was filed against the saboteurs during the riots, Dana News Agency, December 2019
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