Mohsen Dalvand

As Police Commander of Ahvaz, and a member of the City Security Council, Mohsen Dalvand was responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters during the November 2019 protests, which led to the death of at least 7 protesters, including at least 3 children, and injured several others.

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 15 November, 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. According to Reuters at least 1500 were killed during the protests. Amnesty International, verified the identity of 304 protesters killed by the security forces.

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: At least 23 children killed by security forces in November protests – new evidence”, Amnesty International, 4 March 2020 https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/iran-at-least-23-children-killed-by-security-forces-in-november-protests-new-evidence/#:~:text=An%20investigation%20by%20Amnesty%20International,protests%20in%20November%20last%20year.&text=The%20children%20killed%20include%2022,aged%20between%20eight%20and%2012.

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“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

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“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/

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List of confirmed and unconfirmed names of victims and detainees of the November protests, Iranwire, 2019

https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34397

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"4 Days of Suppression in Iran: What Do We Know About the Protest Victims?", Iran Wire, November 2019

https://iranwire.com/fa/features/34262

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Mohsen Dalvand, as the police commander of the Shadegan, was responsible for the violent suppression of peaceful protests in Ahvaz. The forces under Dalvand’s command used brutal violence, including tear gas, pepper spray, heavy beatings, and in particular direct shooting at protesters with deadly weapons, to suppress peaceful protests in Ahvaz. The Use of lethal weapons by the police and other security forces led to the death of at least two protesters, Qassem Khaziri and Mohammad Koroushat, and severe injury of many protesters and passers-by.

Peaceful protests against the water cut in Khuzestan province, which began on July 15, 2021 in various cities of the province, were brutally 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.

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

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

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

Two killed in Iran's Khuzestan water crisis protests, Aljazeera, 17 July 2021

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/17/one-man-shot-dead-in-irans-khuzestan-water-crisis-protests

Two Killed in Crackdowns on Khuzestan Water Protests, IranWire, 19 July 2021

https://iranwire.com/en/features/9957

Demonstrations in Khuzestan to protest water shortage; Two protesters were killed, Radio Farda, 17 July 2021

https://www.radiofarda.com/a/khuzestan-water-shortage-protests/31363341.html

The fifth night of protests; Shooting in Ahvaz and demanding the resignation of the governor of Dasht-e Azadegan, BBC Farsi, 19 July 2021

https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-57896867