Mashallah Nemati

Mashallah Nemati, as Governor of Aligudarz and head of the City Security Council, was responsible for the violent suppression of peaceful protests in this city and issuing orders to use lethal weapons against the protesters. At the behest of Nemati, security forces 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 Aligudarz, which was held in solidarity with protesters against water shortage in Khuzestan. As a result of using lethal weapons by the security forces, at least one protester was killed, and two 16-year-old protesters were injured.

Peaceful protests against the water shortage in Khuzestan province started on July 15, 2021 and spread to different cities of this province and other provinces, including Lorestan province. The protests were severely repressed by security forces, and by July 20, at least eight people had been killed by direct fire from security forces.

'At least 8 killed' in 2021 summer protests; Continuation of demonstrations and solidarity with Khuzestan in Lorestan and Isfahan, BBC Persian, 1 August 2021

https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-57938942

IRIB: 1 killed in Aligudarz protests, Karaj Rasa, 23 July 2021

https://karajrasa.ir/%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B2/

IRIB confirms at least one person killed in Aligudarz protests, BBC Persian, 1 August 2021

https://www.bbc.com/persian/live/57938939?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=60fa90b28bd91776767846b2%26%DB%8C%DA%A9%20%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%20%DB%B2%DB%B0%20%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B2%20%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D8%B4%D8%AF%262021-07-23T09%3A49%3A39.301Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:090b18e6-25b1-4516-b5cb-cbb2056cbcb6&pinned_post_asset_id=60fa90b28bd91776767846b2&pinned_post_type=share

Eighth night of water shortage protests: Demonstrations continue in ten cities of Khuzestan, the first protester killed in Lorestan, Iran International, 1 August 2021

https://iranintl.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA%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%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86

Video of one of the protesters being shot in Aligudarz, July 20, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCxi6LJevrY

Video of Aligudarz prison guards shooting to suppress protesters, Iran International, 1 August 2021

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=897069880729768