Mohammad Jabbari
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Sanandaj (19 Jun 2019 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sanandaj
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
Jabbari, as Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of the city of Sanandaj, 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 this city, which resulted in the death of at least 2 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.
- Sources
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (17 Sep 2022 - Present) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Women's rights
- Description
- Mohammad Jabbari, as General and Revolutionary Prosecutor of the city of Sanandaj, and a member of the City Security Council is responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and ordering the use of deadly weapons against unarmed protesters during the 2022-2023 nationwide protests in this city.
The 2022-23 protests began following the death of Mahsa (Gina) Amini on September 13, 2022, in the detention of the morality police of the Islamic Republic. These protests quickly spread across the country and are remembered as the largest revolutionary uprising against the government since the establishment of the Islamic Republic. The Iranian government responded to these protests with deadly violence. According to human rights organizations, the security forces of the Islamic Republic have killed at least 551 people, with a minimum of 68 of them being children.
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- Amnesty International warns about the extensive suppression of protesters in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. https://twitter.com/AmnestyIran/status/1579554334991257600 Video: Islamic Republic forces shooting at protesters Video: Islamic Republic forces shooting at protesters Video: Islamic Republic forces shooting at protesters Video: Islamic Republic forces shooting at protesters Identification of leaders of unrest in Kurdistan cases related to riot should be reviewed more quickly. https://shorturl.at/mrwFJ
- Human Rights Violation: Suppressing and arresting women for resisting compulsory hijab (May 2020 - Present) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Women's rights
- Description
- Mohammad Jabari, as the public and revolutionary prosecutor of Sanandaj, is responsible for the suppression and detention of women for not observing compulsory hijab. Women, due to their resistance against compulsory hijab, have faced various suppressions such as deprivation of public services, denial of education, arrest, court proceedings, fines, and imprisonment. Mohammad Jabari considered unveiled women in August 2023 as promoters of a culture of lawlessness in society and had harshly threatened them with uncompromising actions.
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- Emphasis on combating immodesty https://shorturl.at/mnDHM We will not tolerate immodesty promoters https://shorturl.at/bklxP
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in issuing and implementing death sentences for political prisoners (2021 - Present) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to life
- Description
- Mohammad Jabari, in his capacity as the public and revolutionary prosecutor of Sanandaj, is responsible for disregarding fair trial principles and issuing and executing death sentences for political prisoners, including Himan Mostafaei and Heydar Ghorbani.
- Sources
- Sanandaj, Himan Mosstafaei's execution was carried out https://shorturl.at/vAIU2 The execution of Heydar Ghorbani, a Kurdish prisoner in Iran, the publication of a video detailing his torture https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-59717642 The account of Heydar Ghorbani about torture in the prisons of the Islamic Republic
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more