Mehrab POURAKBAR
- head of the Urmia Court of First Instance, Urmia (West Azerbaijan Province) (Unknown- 2017)
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Poldasht (West Azerbaijan Province) (4 Sep 2017 - 0000)
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Mahabd (West Azerbaijan Province) (19 Jan 2021 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 - March 2023) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Mahabad (West Azerbaijan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- Mehrab Pourakbar as Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of the city of Mahabad and a member of the City Security Council is responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters during the 2022-2023 nationwide protests in this city, which resulted in the death of at least 12 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
- movie | Prosecutor of Mahabad: Rioters and those related to terrorist groups will be dealt with decisively.
https://shorturl.at/hFKN2
protester injured by security forces' gunfire - September 19, 2022https://archive.md/rBPgC
https://x.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1571987453551968256
The temporary release of three medical personnel who assisted the injured in Mahabadhttps://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c72rve90rj3o
The enemy is following the fabrication of killings scenario/ What happened on October 27 in Mahabad?https://shorturl.at/pFH16
Prosecutor of Mahabad: Shoresh Niknam did not die due to the bullets of the officers/ his family is suspicious of his friendhttps://shorturl.at/BDKM6
So far, 11 people have been killed in Mahabadhttps://shorturl.at/gorzE
Shooting at protestershttps://archive.md/wip/H0gJ6
https://twitter.com/bbcpersian/status/1585978117612601345https://archive.ph/8V2j2
https://twitter.com/1500tasvir/status/1594543569821376514
The direct shooting by security forces at protesting people - September 19, 2022https://archive.md/EDdEN
https://x.com/begoonah1/status/1571923243736629248
The body of Esmaeil Moloudi, who was killed by security forces' gunfire - October 26, 2022https://archive.md/wip/NUQK4
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1585378846190161920
The body of Esmaeil Moloudi, who was killed by security forces' gunfire - October 26, 2022https://archive.md/RT7xv
https://x.com/ManotoNews/status/1585558953710489600
Continuous gunfire sounds - Mahabad - October 27, 2022
https://archive.md/r7txH
https://x.com/PanahiRafiq/status/1585549541117513729
protester injured by security forces' gunfire - September 19, 2022https://archive.md/ULxZP
https://x.com/SedayeShahrivar/status/1585593817591386112
The body of Shahou Khazri, killed by security forces' gunfire - October 27, 2022https://archive.md/Bl77k
https://x.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1585624199036428288
Continuous gunfire sounds - Mahabadhttps://archive.md/pb7hd
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1572620293654581248
Continuous gunfire sounds - Mahabad- October 27, 2022https://archive.md/E0mMh
https://x.com/chawshin_83/status/1585542894760386563
Continuous gunfire sounds - Mahabadhttps://archive.md/wip/I88cg
https://x.com/barin_omid/status/1594094204959199232
Waging War on Civilians: Exposing Iran’s Repressive Units and Crimes Against Humanity
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 - March 2023) read more

