
Reza Nasiri
- Commander of NAJA Special Unit, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (17 Aug 2016 - 21 Oct 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Location
- (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
As the Commander of the Police forces’ Special Units in the province, he is responsible for supervising the operation of these forces in Chaharmahal province using excessive force including lethal weapons against unarmed protesters in Nov 2019. Videos recorded by the eyewitnesses show security forces using excessive use of force, including firearms against peaceful 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 at protesters in Shahr-e-Kord
- Human Rights Violation: Suppressing protesters (November 2019) read more
- Commander of NAJA Special Unit, Isfahan Province (21 Oct 2021 - present)