Hossein Maroofi

Maroofi, as the IRGC commander of Golestan province and a member of Provincial 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 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.

Shoot to Kill; Preliminary Findings of Justice for Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, Justice for Iran, February 2020

“Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it', Reuters, 23 December 2019 

 "Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces' killing spree", Amnesty International, 20 May 2020