Hossein Abdi Fathabadi

Hossein Abdi Fathabadi
حسین عبدی فتح آبادی
Male
No
Alive
Latest Military Rank: Second Brigadier General
9 Nov 2021
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  • Police commander, East Azerbaijan Province (7 Feb 2019 - present)
    • Human Rights Violation: Suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
      Institution
      The Police (NAJA)
      Location
      (East Azerbaijan Province)
      Rights Violated
      Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
      Description
      As Police commander of of East Azerbaijan province and a member of the Provincial Security Council, Fathabadi 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 province. 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.
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