Mohammad Reza Khodadoost

As the police commander of Isfahan, and a member of the City Security Council, Khodadoost was responsible for issuing an order to use deadly weapons. This led to the death of at least 9 protesters, and the injury of dozens of others during the November 2019 protests.

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 November 15, 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.  The protests were brutally suppressed by the security and military forces. According to Reuters at least 1500 protesters were killed. Amnesty International, revealed the identity of 324 protesters killed by the security forces including at least 23 children.

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 324 deaths during protests six months after security forces' killing spree", Amnesty International, 20 May 2020