Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi
- Technical Expert of the Ministry of Intelligence (2005 - 2009)
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in suppression of journalists and activists (2005 - 2009) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Intelligence
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of expression, Right to privacy
- Description
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During his cooperation with the Ministry of Intelligence of Iran, from 2005 to 2009, he was involved in wiretapping, monitoring and interrogation projects targeting Iranian political activists and journalists.
- Sources
"A distorted record of Azari Jahromi, a candidate for the Ministry of Communications", Shahrvand, 2016
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Jahromi-1.pdf
"What was Azari Jahromi doing in the Ministry of Intelligence? Explanations of the prospective minister", Iran newspaper, 2017
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Jahromi-2.pdf
"Azeri Jahromi threatens to sue those who made "allegations of interrogation and inspection "", Radio Farda, August 17, 2017
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Jahromi-4-1.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in suppression of journalists and activists (2005 - 2009) read more
- Head of the Security of Communication Systems at the Communications Regulatory Organization (2009 - 2014)
- Member of the Board of Directors at Rightel Communication Services Company (2014 - 2016)
- Member of the Board of Directors at Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (2014 - 2016)
- Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Technology (2016 - 2017)
- Member of the Supreme Council for Cyberspace (2017 - Aug 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Censoring internet and facilitating the criminal prosecution of the internet users (2017 - present) read more
- Institution
- Supreme Council of Cyberspace
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to privacy
- Description
As Minister of Communications, and a member of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, he has played a key role in censoring internet, issuing enactments that facilitate the criminal prosecution of internet users for the exercise of their right to freedom of expression, shutting down the Internet and causing serious disruption to communications, in order to continue the violent suppression of protesters by security and police forces during the nationwide protests and preventing its media coverage.
- Sources
Human Rights Violator Profile: The Supreme Council of Cyberspace, Justice for Iran, Jan 2018
https://justice4iran.org/persian/human-rights-violators-bank/supreme-council-of-cyberspace/
Rewiring Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace, Small Media, 2015
https://smallmedia.org.uk/news/rewiring-irans-supreme-council-of-cyberspace
Shoot to Kill:Preliminary Findings of Justice For Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, February 2020, p 13
“Iran shut down the Internet to stop protests. But for how long?”, Washington Post, 27 Nov 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/27/iran-shut-down-internet-stop-protests-how-long/
“Iran: More than 100 protesters believed to be killed as top officials give green light to crush protests”, Amnesty International, 19 Nov 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 https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/1894/2020/en/
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- Human Rights Violation: Censoring internet and facilitating the criminal prosecution of the internet users (2017 - present) read more
- Minister of Information and Communications Technology (20 Aug 2017 - Aug 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Disruption of the communication and free access to information during nationwide protests ( Dec 2017-Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of expression, Right to privacy
- Description
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As Minister of Communications, he has played a key role in filtering social networks and disrupting the country's Internet network during the nationwide protests in Dec 2019 and Jan 2018 in order to prevent the media coverage of the violent crackdown on protesters.
- Sources
“In crackdown on protests, Iranian regime targets freedom to inform”, Reporters Without Borders,3 Jan 2018
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/34-HRV.pdf
"Widespread disruption of Internet access throughout the country / Telegram and Instagram disrupted", Tabnak, December 31, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/35-HRV.pdf
"Telegram, Instagram was blocked", Radio and Television News Agency, December 1, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/36-HRV.pdf
Remarks by the director of Telegram about the reasons for blocking Telegram in Iran, December 31, 2017 https://twitter.com/durov/status/947441456238735360
"Iran's conditions for removing the Telegram filter", BBC Farsi, December 4, 2017
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/37-HRV.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Disruption of the communication and free access to information during nationwide protests (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to privacy
- Description
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As Minister of Communications, and a member of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, he has played a key role in shutting down the Internet and causing serious disruption to communications, in order to continue the violent suppression of protesters by security and police forces during the November 2019 protests and preventing its media coverage.
- Sources
Shoot to Kill:Preliminary Findings of Justice For Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, February 2020, p 13
“Iran shut down the Internet to stop protests. But for how long?”, Washington Post, 27 Nov 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/27/iran-shut-down-internet-stop-protests-how-long/
“Iran: More than 100 protesters believed to be killed as top officials give green light to crush protests”, Amnesty International, 19 Nov 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 https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/1894/2020/en/
- Back up link
- Human Rights Violation: Censoring internet and facilitating the criminal prosecution of the internet users (2017 - present) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to privacy
- Description
As Minister of Communications, and a member of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, he has played a key role in censoring internet, issuing enactments that facilitate the criminal prosecution of internet users for the exercise of their right to freedom of expression, shutting down the Internet and causing serious disruption to communications, in order to continue the violent suppression of protesters by security and police forces during the nationwide protests and preventing its media coverage.
- Sources
Human Rights Violator Profile: The Supreme Council of Cyberspace, Justice for Iran, Jan 2018
https://justice4iran.org/persian/human-rights-violators-bank/supreme-council-of-cyberspace/
Rewiring Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace, Small Media, 2015
https://smallmedia.org.uk/news/rewiring-irans-supreme-council-of-cyberspace
Shoot to Kill:Preliminary Findings of Justice For Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, February 2020, p 13
“Iran shut down the Internet to stop protests. But for how long?”, Washington Post, 27 Nov 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/27/iran-shut-down-internet-stop-protests-how-long/
“Iran: More than 100 protesters believed to be killed as top officials give green light to crush protests”, Amnesty International, 19 Nov 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 https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/1894/2020/en/
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- Human Rights Violation: Disruption of the communication and free access to information during nationwide protests ( Dec 2017-Jan 2018) read more
On 22 November, 2019, the US Treasury Department placed Azari Jahromi on its list of human rights sanctions for his role in censoring and monitoring protesters during the November 2019 protests. According to this decision, Jahromi'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.