Abdollah Kheiranpour

Kheiranpour, as the IRGC Commander of the city of Behbahan, and a member of City Security Council is directly responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against unarmed protesters during the November 2019 nationwide protests in Behbahan 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, 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

“Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it'”, Reuters, 23 December 2019

 "Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces' killing spree", Amnesty International, 20 May 2020

Video of security forces shooting at protesters in Behbahan,

Video of security forces shooting at protesters in Behbahan,

Video of security forces shooting at protesters in Behbahan,

"Veteran's father Farzad Ansarifar: My son was shot in the back in Behbahan", Radio Farda, 2019