Qassem Soleimani Dashtaki

Qassem Soleimani Dashtaki, as provincial governor of Khuzestan and chairman of the provincial security council, has been responsible for violently suppressing peaceful protests in Khuzestan and ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters. He is also responsible for covering up the protests, blocking information about those killed by cutting off the Internet, and pressuring their families to make false confessions. At the behest of Soleimani Dashtaki, security forces used brutal violence, including tear gas, pepper spray, severe beatings of protesters, and in particular direct shooting at protesters with deadly weapons, to suppress peaceful protests in Khuzestan. As a result, at least 5 were killed and many protesters and pedestrians were severely injured.

Peaceful protests against the water cut in Khuzestan province, which began on July 15, 2021 in various cities of the province, were severely suppressed by security forces. According to several news sources, as of July 21, at least 9 protesters including 17-year-old Qassem Khaziri and 30-year-old Mustafa Naimawi, 17-year-old Hadi Bahmani, 20-year-old Mohammad Koroushat and 16-year-old Mohammad Abdollahi had been killed by direct shooting from security forces.

Hadi Bahmani, A Teenage Worker, Killed in Khuzestan Protests, Radio Zamaneh, July 21, 2021

https://en.radiozamaneh.com/31723/

Security Forces Kill More Protesters In Iran As Unrest Continues, Iran International, July 21, 2021

https://iranintl.com/en/iran/security-forces-kill-more-protesters-iran-unrest-continues

Security media interview with the family of the two victims in Khuzestan; Repetition of project of presenting the killed protesters as supporters of the regime, Iran International, July 18, 2021

https://iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%9B-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%98%D9%87%E2%80%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87

The governor of Khuzestan denied the water shortage protests and called the published videos fake, Iran International, 25 July 2021

https://iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B0%DB%8C%D8%A8-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF

Protests in Khuzestan, at least one person was shot in Susangard, BBC Persian, July 19, 2021

https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-57883592

Fourth night of water protests in Khuzestan: Security forces fired

tear gas and bullets at the people of Susangard, Iran International, July 19,

2021

https://iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88-%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9

At least two killed in Khuzestan protests; Demonstrations

continued for the third night, BBC Persian, July 17, 2021

https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-57874217

The third night of protests in different cities of Khuzestan: the

number of people killed in the water protest reached two, Iran International,

July 17, 2021

https://iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF

Video: Susangerd protests, VOA, 19 July 2021

https://ir.voanews.com/episode/protest-susangard-khuzestan-514071

Video: Police forces shooting at protesters in Susangerd, 19 July 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ztKa6rzsc

Video: Police forces attack protesters in Susangerd, 19 July 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Pj1cE5zL4

The sixth night of Khuzestan protests; At least two protesters were killed in Ahvaz, VOA, July 21, 2021

https://ir.voanews.com/top-stories/iran-protests-khouzestan

The sixth night of Khuzestan protests; At least two protesters were killed in Izeh, Iran International, July 21, 2021

https://iranintl.com/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87/%D8%B4%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%85-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B0%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF