
Asadollah Jafari
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Sari (Apr 2007 - 10 Dec 2017)
- Human Rights Violation: Violation of Bahai's human rights (12 Dec 2008) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sari (Mazandaran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of religion and belief, Right to non-discrimination
- Description
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As the prosecutor, he was involved in the arrest of Soheila Motallebi, a Baha'i citizen, on 12 December 2008. She was arrested because of her religious belief and denied access to a lawyer.
- Sources
“Release Baha’is Detained in Mazandaran” Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 12 December 2008
https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2008/12/release-baha%e2%80%99is-detained-in-mazandaran/
- Human Rights Violation: Carrying out death sentences (5 May 2015) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sari
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to life
- Description
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As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was responsible for the execution of three drug offenders in Sari on 5 May, 2015.
- Sources
“Three men hanged in the city of Sari”, Asr Iran, 5 May 2015
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Asdol-Jafar-12.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Carrying out death sentences in public ( 24 Aug 2014) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sari (Mazandaran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to life
- Description
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As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was responsible for carrying out the death sentence in public for a prisoner charged with murder in Sari on 24 August, 2014.
- Sources
“Iran: Man Hanged in Public in the city of Sari”, Death Penalty News, 25 August 2014
https://deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2014/08/iran-man-hanged-in-public-in-city-of.html
- Human Rights Violation: Carrying out death sentences (31 May 2015) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sari (Mazandaran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to life
- Description
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As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari has been responsible for the issuing and carrying out death sentences for two drug offenders on 31 May 2015 in the city of Sari.
- Sources
“Three Executions in Iran; One Hanged in Public”, Death Penalty News, 1 June 2015
https://deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2015/06/three-executions-in-iran-one-hanged-in.html
- Human Rights Violation: Carrying out death sentences (6 May, 2011) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sari (Mazandaran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to life
- Description
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As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was responsible for carrying out the death sentences of two individuals accused of buying and selling drugs in Sari on 6 May, 2011
- Sources
“Execution of two drug smugglers in Sari”, Asr Iran, 6 May 2011
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Asdol-Jafar-13.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Violating Baha’i citizens’ rights (17 Nov 2008) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sari (Mazandaran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of religion and belief, Right to non-discrimination
- Description
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As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, he was involved in the arrest of Baha’i citizen, Massoud Ataeian, on 17 November 2008. Ataeian was arrested for his religious beliefs and was denied both visiting time and access to a lawyer.
- Sources
“Release Baha’is Detained in Mazandaran” Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 12 December 2008
https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2008/12/release-baha%e2%80%99is-detained-in-mazandaran/
- Human Rights Violation: Violating Baha’i citizens’ rights (5 May 2011) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Tonekabon (Mazandaran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of religion and belief, Right to non-discrimination
- Description
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As a prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was involved in the arrest of Wajihullah Golpour, a Baha'i citizen, his harsh interrogation, and humiliating the prisoner by walking him ankle-cuffed around the town.
- Sources
Fred Petrossian, “Iran: 71 year old Bahai prisoner humiliated”, 5 May 2011
https://globalvoices.org/2011/05/05/iran-71-year-old-bahai-prisoner-humiliated/
"A Baha'i was led around the city of Tonekabon" BBC Farsi, May 6, 2011
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Asdol-Jafar-4.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Violating Baha’i citizens’ rights (9 Apr 2011) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sari (Mazandaran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of religion and belief, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to non-discrimination
- Description
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As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, Jafari was responsible for the house raid and detention of Sara Mahboubi, a Baha’i student deprived of her right to education, because of her religious beliefs, in Sari on 9 April 2011.
- Sources
“Baha’i Student Sara Mahboubi Detained”, Iran Press Watch, 30 April 2011
http://iranpresswatch.org/post/7727/bahai-student-sara-mahboubi-detained/
- Human Rights Violation: Carrying out amputation sentence (27 Jan 2013) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Sari
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture
- Description
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As the prosecutor of the provincial capital of Mazandaran, he was involved in the issuance and execution of inhumane punishments, including amputating four fingers of a prisoner charged with theft in Sari prison.
- Sources
“A Thief's Hand Is Amputated In Iran As Islamic Punishment”, Radio Farda, 2019
https://en.radiofarda.com/a/a-thief-s-hand-is-amputated-in-iran-as-islamic-punishment/30234614.html
- Human Rights Violation: Violation of Bahai's human rights (12 Dec 2008) read more
- Deputy Public Prosecutor, Qom (Unknown)
- Head of Judicial Administration, North Khorasan Province (10 Dec 2017 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of protesters (9 Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Provincial Judicial Administrations
- Location
- (North Khorasan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
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As the head of judicial administration of the North Khorasan Province, Jafari has been involved in the arrest and prosecution of 18 protesters during the peaceful protests of December 2017-January 2018. The 2017-2018 protests started against corruption and high prices, but quickly turned into anti-regime protests. The government's brutal crackdown of the protest led to the death of at least 25 protesters.
- Sources
“17 protesters arrested in Bojnourd”, Mehr News, 9 January 2018
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Asdol-Jafar-16.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of protesters (9 Jan 2018) read more
In March 2013, the Council of the European Union added Jafari to its list of Human rights Sanctions for his role in issuing numerous death sentences and for violating the rights of religious minorities. According to this decision, Jafari's assets in the European Union have been frozen and he has been banned from entering the EU countries.