Mohammad Mehdi Rahimi
- Deputy Prosecutor, Eslamshahr (Tehran Province) (Unknown - 23 Jul 2022)
- Revolutionary Public Prosecutor, Shahr-e-Rey (Tehran Province) (23 Jul 2022 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Involvement in the murder of Abolfazl Amir Ataei (21 Sep 2022- Present) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Shahr-e-Rey (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Children's rights, Right to freedom of assembly
- Description
Mohammad Mehdi Rahimi is complicit in the murder of 16-year-old Abolfazl Amir Etai, in his role as Revolutionary Public Prosecutor of Shahr-e-Rey
During the protests in Shahr-e-Rey on 21st of September 2022, security forces shot tear gun pellets at Abolfazl Amir Etai’s head, from close distance. He was severely injured and died eight months after this incident from his injuries.
Rahimi is responsible for hiding the real cause of death and those who killed the teenager.
Nationwide protests broke out in Iran in September 2022, after the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in custody of the morality police. Protests continued into 2023, in small pockets across the country.
According to reports from human rights organisations, security forces were responsible for the deaths of 469 people, including 68 children.
- Sources
- Bullet did not enter Abolfazl Amir Etai’s head
https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5795811/%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA
Abolfazl Amir Etai, teenage protestor, dies 8 months after injuryhttps://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41350/
- Human Rights Violation: Persecution of women and closure of businesses resisting mandatory hijab (24 Feb 2023) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Shahr-e-Rey (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Women's rights
- Description
- Mohammad Mehdi Rahimi is responsible for the persecution of women and closure of businesses resisting mandatory hijab, in his role as Revolutionary Public Prosecutor. On 24th of February, Rahimi reported the closure of a pharmacy due to the manager’s non-compliance of hijab.
- Sources
- Prosecutor of the City of Ray: The special branch ‘Enjoining Good and Forbidding Wrong” was assigned to Ray's prosecutor's office
https://37189338.khabarban.com/
- Human Rights Violation: Involvement in the murder of Abolfazl Amir Ataei (21 Sep 2022- Present) read more

