Hassan Askari
AKA: Asgari
Hassan Askari
حسن عسکری
Male
No
Alive
Latest Military Rank: Colonel
5 Apr 2024
- IRGC Commander, Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province) (19 Feb 2018 - 16 Jul 2022)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Institution
- IRGC
- Location
- Sanandaj
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
Hassan Askari, as IRGC commander of the city of Sanandaj, and a member of City Security Council is directly 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 (November 2019) read more
- Governor , Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province) (15 Apr 2022 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (17 Sep 2022 - Present) read more
- Location
- Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of association, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
- Hassan Askari as governor of the city of Sanandaj and head of the City Security Council is responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters and the mass detention of protesters. 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.
- Sources
- Amnesty International warns of the extensive suppression of protesters in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province. https://twitter.com/AmnestyIran/status/1579554334991257600 Video - Officers shooting at protesters - Sanandaj Video - Officers shooting at protesters - Sanandaj Video - Officers shooting at protesters - Sanandaj Video - Officers shooting at protesters - Sanandaj The governor of Sanandaj in a special news interview: The counter-revolution wants to continue the killing project in Kurdistan. Governor of Sanandaj: We deal with rioters in Sanandaj market
- Human Rights Violation: Complicity in the concealment of a crime (October 2022 - Present) read more
- Location
- Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
- Hassan Askari, in his position as the governor of Sanandaj, by presenting a false and ambiguous report about the cause of Sarina Saedi's death, a 15-year-old girl killed during the protests of 2022-2023, has obstructed the clarification of the truth, the identification of the real perpetrators of her death, and their prosecution and punishment. Islamic Republic forces severely beat Sarina Saedi on September 16, 2022 during the uprising in the city of Sanandaj. As a result of multiple blows to Sarina's head, she suffered from cerebral hemorrhage and was transferred to the hospital. She passed away in the hospital the next day. But Hassan Askari declared the cause of Sarina's death to be the accidental or deliberate use of drugs or psychotropic substances. The 2022-23 protests began following the death of Mahsa (Jina) 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.
- Sources
- Explanations of the governor of Sanandaj regarding the cause of death of "Sarina Saedi" Sarina Saedi's father's account of the forced confession broadcast and the government's offer to pay money
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (17 Sep 2022 - Present) read more
These violations may only be part of the human rights violations that this person has been involved in. The investigation into this person's human rights record is ongoing.
The US Department of the Treasury, on November 23, 2022, placed Hasan Askari on its sanctions list due to his involvement in the violent suppression of the peaceful protests of 2022-2023. Under these sanctions, all of Askari's assets in the United States will be frozen, and individuals and companies conducting transactions with him will be subject to sanctions.
Similarly, the European Union, on January 23, 2023, also included Hasan Askari on its sanctions list for his role in the violent suppression of the peaceful protests of 2022-2023. According to this statement, any assets belonging to Askari will be frozen, and individuals and companies will be prohibited from engaging in transactions with him. Additionally, he will be denied entry to EU member countries.