
Ali Yazdani
- Head of Mashhad's emergency centre (Jul 2022 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of protesters (Sep 2022 - present) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Health and Medical Education
- Location
- (Razavi Khorasan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
Ali Yazdani placed ambulances at the disposal of the security forces. In doing so, he assisted in the suppression of the 2022-2023 protests by facilitating the transport of security forces and helping them infiltrate demonstrations, arbitrarily arrest the protesters and transfer them by ambulance.
The 2022 nationwide protests in Iran broke out following the murder of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the Islamic Republic’s Morality Police on 13th of September. The protests continued in various forms in different cities for over three months. According to reports by human rights organizations, at least 469, including 63 children and 32 women, have been killed by the law enforcement and security forces of the Islamic Republic.
- Sources
Ambulance transporting officers to police station
Ambulance enters police station
Ambulance enters police station
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