Gholamreza Hassanvand

As the police commander of Pardis, and a member of the City Security Council, he was responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters, which resulted in the death of at least two and injuries of several others.

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.

Video of a protester being shot in Bumhan Pardis, Manoto TV, November 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgCTvWTqKVc

Video of a protester being killed in Bumhan Pardis, Manoto TV, November 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd3l0kFpyaQ

"March of the people of Bumhan in condemnation of the recent riots", Bumhan Municipality, December 2017 http://sh-boumehen.ir/Index.aspx?page_=news&lang=1&sub=0&PageID=1618&PageIDF=3&tempname=boumehen

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

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-protests-specialreport-idUSKBN1YR0QR

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

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/iran-details-released-of-304-deaths-during-protests-six-months-after-security-forces-killing-spree/