Morteza Mir Aghaei
- IRGC Commander, Bijar (Kurdistan Province) (3 Aug 2019 - 16 Jul 2022)
- IRGC Commander, Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province) (16 Jul 2022 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Sep 2022 - March 2023) read more
- Institution
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
- Location
- Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life
- Description
- Morteza Mir Aghaei, as the IRGC commander in Sanandaj County and a member of the Security Council of this city, is responsible for the detention of protesters and the order to use lethal weapons against them during the nationwide uprising of 1401 in this city, which resulted in the death of at least 16 protesters.
The 2022-23 protests began following the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini on September 13, 2022, in the detention of the morality police of the Islamic Republic.
These protests quickly spread across the country and are remembered as the largest revolutionary uprising against the government since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian government responded to these protests with deadly violence. According to human rights organizations, the security forces of the Islamic Republic have killed at least 551 people, with a minimum of 68 of them being children.
- Sources
- Amnesty International warns of the extensive suppression of protesters in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province.
https://twitter.com/AmnestyIran/status/1579554334991257600
Video: Security forces shooting at protesters in Sanandajhttps://archive.md/IZ0EV
https://x.com/Kolbarnews/status/1571539089341681666
Video: Security forces shooting at protesters in Sanandaj
https://archive.md/mLBO4
https://x.com/1500tasvir/status/1571396486025412609
Video: Security forces shooting at protesters in Sanandajhttps://archive.md/phks2
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1587870361907085312
Video: Security forces shooting at protesters in Sanandaj
https://x.com/Revolution_R_/status/1586675522318307328
Shooting - Sanandajhttps://archive.md/hPCYy
https://x.com/Kolbarnews/status/1571536211315142657
https://archive.md/MiShF
https://x.com/FSeifikaran/status/1571806694510063616
https://x.com/bbcpersian/status/1573726914044461056
https://archive.md/oGdLv
A protester was killed in his car by the shooting of the security forces - the sound of gunshots
https://archive.md/dsXWH
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1578686487960244224
Direct shooting of security forces at protesters
https://archive.md/EQqKh
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1578690644364890113
Shooting at protesters - Sanandaj
https://archive.md/0SNMt
https://x.com/ManotoNews/status/1578690423962603521
Shooting at protesters - Sanandaj
https://archive.md/AYuNK
https://x.com/ManotoNews/status/1578763720293240832
The sound of shooting and firing of tear gas - Sanandaj
https://archive.ph/phIlV
https://x.com/SedayeShahrivar/status/1595135573479821312
https://archive.md/Bnjgy
https://x.com/PanahiRafiq/status/1578738879342907392
Waging War on Civilians: Exposing Iran’s Repressive Units and Crimes Against Humanity
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Sep 2022 - March 2023) read more

