Mir Jalal Mousavi

Mir Jalal Mousavi, as the commander of NAJA special units in Fars province, was directly responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons by forces under his command against unarmed protesters during the November 2019 protests that killed at least 24 protesters.

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.

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

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/iran-details-released-of-304-deaths-during-protests-six-months-after-security-forces-killing-spree/

Video of shooting at protesters in Sadra city of Shiraz province, Tavana channel, 16 November, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1HvegKYca4

Michael Safi, Blocked roads then bullets: Iran's brutal crackdown in its City of Roses, Guardian, December 2019

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/01/iran-fuel-protest-crackdowns-revealed-on-social-media

 Special units of NAJA: the most repressive counter-insurgency force of the Islamic Republic, Radio Farda, 2019 https://www.radiofarda.com/a/f4_iran_special_forces_unrest_crackdown_police/30330109.html