Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli
- Member of Parliament , Shirvan (1992 - 1996)
- IRIB Deputy in Parliamentary Affairs (1998 - 2003)
- Head of the News Division of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (2003 - 2004)
- IRIB Vice President (2005 - 2006)
- IRIB Representative in the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (2005 - 2006)
- Head of Supreme Audit Court of Iran (Jun 2008 - Aug 2013)
- Minister of Interior (Aug 2013 - Aug 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of protesters (Dec 2017- Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to life
- Description
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As Minister of the Interior, he has been responsible for the brutal suppression and killing of at least 25 protesters and mass detentions by forces under his command during the nationwide protests in December 2017 and Jan 2018.
- Sources
“Iran: Investigate Killings of Protesters”, Human Rights Watch, Jan 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/01/02/iran-investigate-killings-protesters
“Iran lawmaker says some 3,700 arrested amid protests, unrest”, AP News, Jan 2018 https://apnews.com/b38eadd6615e486cbf0d6ff22284a249
Spokesman of the Judiciary: 25 people were killed in the streets", Radio Farda, December 15, 2017 https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran_judiciary_mohseni_ezhei_protests/28974896.html
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppression of protesters (November 2019) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to life
- Description
- As the Minister of Interior and the head of the National Security Council, Fazli is responsible for issuing an overall order to the police and other armed forces to use lethal and non-lethal weapons during the November 2019 protests, causing hundreds of unarmed protesters’ and other civilians’ deaths and injuring thousands in at least 32 cities. He is also responsible for ordering the internet shutdown during the November protests.
- Sources
What is country’s security council?, BBC Persian, 27 November 2019 https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-features-50472083
“Shoot to Kill: Preliminary Findings of Justice for Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 protests”, Justice for Iran, Feb 2020 https://justice4iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SHOOT-TO-KILL-Preliminary-Findings-of-Justice-for-Irans-Investigation-into-the-November-2019-Protests.pdf
“Special Report - Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest: 'Do whatever it takes to end it', Reuters, 23 Dec 2019
“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020
“IRAN: ‘THEY SHOT OUR CHILDREN’: KILLINGS OF MINORS IN IRAN’S NOVEMBER 2019 PROTESTS”, Amnesty International, 4 March 2020
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of protesters (Dec 2017- Jan 2018) read more
- Member of the Supreme National Security Council (Oct 2013 - Aug 2021)
- Head of the Country's Security Council and Deputy of Commander in Chief of Armed Forced in NAJA affairs (Oct 2013 - Aug 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of protesters (Dec 2017- Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- The Police (NAJA)
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to life
- Description
-
As Minister of the Interior, he has been responsible for the brutal suppression and killing of at least 25 protesters and mass detentions by forces under his command during the nationwide protests in December 2017 and Jan 2018.
- Sources
“Iran: Investigate Killings of Protesters”, Human Rights Watch, Jan 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/01/02/iran-investigate-killings-protesters
“Iran lawmaker says some 3,700 arrested amid protests, unrest”, AP News, Jan 2018 https://apnews.com/b38eadd6615e486cbf0d6ff22284a249
Spokesman of the Judiciary: 25 people were killed in the streets", Radio Farda, December 15, 2017 https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran_judiciary_mohseni_ezhei_protests/28974896.html
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of protesters (Dec 2017- Jan 2018) read more
On May 20, 2016, the US Treasury Department placed Rahmani Fazli on its list of human rights sanctions for his role in the brutal killing and suppression of protesters during the November 2019 protests. According to this decision, Fazli's possible assets in the United States or in the control of American companies and banks have been frozen and he has been banned from entering the United States.