Morteza Mirzaei
- Deputy of the anti-narcotics police command of the NAJA, National (At least 2015 -11 May 2020)
- Police Commander, Mazandaran Province (11 May 2020 - 7 Jun 2023)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 - March 2023) read more
- Institution
- The Police (FARAJA)
- Location
- Mazandaran (Mazandaran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- Morteza Mirzaei as the Police Commander of Mazandaran Province and the memeber of province's security council, was responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and issuing orders to use lethal weapons against the protesters during the 2022- 2023 protests in this Province, which resulted in the death of at least 42 protesters.
The 2022-23 protests began following the death of Mahsa (Gina) 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
- The moment Ghazaleh Chalabi was killed while filming -Amol
https://archive.ph/f9RGf
https://twitter.com/ManotoNews/status/1583194962820476928
The moment Shirin Alizadeh was killed - Abbas Abadhttps://archive.md/wip/cvzbH
https://twitter.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1585043903534616577
Direct shooting of security officers at the protesters- Tonekabonhttps://archive.md/dOReS
https://twitter.com/beyondthewalls2/status/1585511270635245569
Shooting from police station number 11 at protesters - Babol
https://archive.md/bQubr
https://twitter.com/IHRights/status/1572646173298593792
A police officer is beating one of the protestershttps://archive.md/MxETN
https://twitter.com/RadioFarda_/status/1572924472243671041
Security forces are firing tear gas at the protesters- Babolhttps://archive.md/6i6Rj
https://twitter.com/1500tasvir/status/1576409661971963904
several armed security agents shoot directly at the protesters- Babolhttps://archive.md/JA9BM
https://twitter.com/bbcpersian/status/1578911469760307203
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