Ali Zare Nouri
- Deputy Prosecutor, Najafabad (Isfahan Province) (2014 - 2017)
- Presiding Judge of the Criminal Branch, Najafabad (Isfahan Province) (2017 - 18 Sep 2019)
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Najafabad (Isfahan Province) (18 Sep 2019 - 16 Oct 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Location
- Najafabad
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
Ali Zare, as Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of the city of Najafabad, 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 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.
- Sources
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Video of security forces shooting tear gas at protesters in Yazdanshahr
Video of a protester shot by the security forces in Yazdanshahr
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Deputy Judge of the Provincial Criminal Court , Isfahan (Isfahan Province) (16 Oct 2021 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Handing down state-sanctioned death sentences to protestors (16 Nov 2022) read more
- Location
- Isfahan (Isfahan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to life
- Description
- As the representative of Isfahan Prosecutor’s office, Ali Zare Nouri is responsible for issuing state-sanctioned death sentences against three protestors: Saleh Mirhashmi, Majid Kazemi, and Saeid Yaqoubi. Based on these convicts’ confessions obtained through torture, the Revolutionary Court sentenced them to death on the charge of Moharebeh [waging war against God] for drawing weapons during the protests of 16 November 2022 in Isfahan. Branch 9 of the Supreme Court of Iran upheld the decision on 9 May 2023. Judicial authorities have provided no evidence or documentation to support the claim that firearms were discovered and seized from the mentioned protesters. The Iranian people’s uprising began on 16 September 2022 following the murder of Mahsa (Jina) Amini while in custody of the Morality Police of Iran. The protests of 16 November 2022 were a continuation of this revolutionary uprising and commemorated the November 2019 protests with calls for demonstration and strike.
- Sources
- Audio file by Saleh Mirhashemi Audio file by Majid Kazemi
- Human Rights Violation: Handing down state-sanctioned death sentences to protestors (16 Nov 2022) read more