
Amin Mohammadi
- The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor , Javanroud (Mar 2019 - 25 Jul 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (17 Nov 2019 - 19 Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Javanroud
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
Mohammadi, as the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of the city of Javanroud , and a member of City Security Council is responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and ordering the use of deadly weapons against unarmed protesters during the November 2019 nationwide protests in Javanroud city, which resulted in the death of at least 6 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 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 has verified the identity of 304 protesters killed by the security forces.
- Sources
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Video of security forces shooting at protesters in Javanroud
Video of shooting at protestors from the Judicial Administration building in Javanroud
Murad Veisi, The Seven Layers of Repression in the Islamic Republic, Radio Farda, 2019
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (17 Nov 2019 - 19 Nov 2019) read more