Mohsen Ardestani
- Member of the Executive Board of Islamic Councils Elections, Sharif Abad - Pakdasht (Tehran Province) (2009)
- Governor, Pakdasht (Tehran Province) (23 Feb 2022 - 18 Nov 2023)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 -March 2023) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Pakdasht (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Mohsen Ardestani as governor of the city of Pakdasht and head 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 protestsin this city, which resulted in the death of at least 2 protester.
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
- Injuring and losing consciousness of a young man in during the protests- Pakdasht
https://archive.md/qPYzO
https://x.com/VOAfarsi/status/1572928939135221760
Shooting from the Basij base at the protesters - Pakdashthttps://archive.md/Op7qq
https://x.com/ManotoNews/status/1573003833445588992
Exclusive: Narrative of another government murder; Mohammadreza Eskandari and the dream of freedomhttps://shorturl.at/taN25
Arrest of more than 40 people in Pakdashthttps://vista.ir/n/afq93do
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
- Head of Intelligence Protection of the Geographical Organization of the Armed Forces (Unlnown)
- Director General of Prevention, Intelligence Protection Organization of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Support (Unlnown)
- Head of Intelligence Protection of Parchin region, Pakdasht (Tehran Province) (Unlnown)