Rohollah Ghanbari
- IRGC Commander, Pardis (Tehran Province) (12 Mar 2018 - 25 Dec 2018)
- IRGC Commander, Robat Karim (Tehran Province) (25 Dec 2018 - 5 May 2020)
- IRGC Commander, Shahr-e Rey (Tehran Province) (5 May 2020 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 -March 2023) read more
- Institution
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
- Location
- Shahr-e Rey (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Rohollah Ghanbari as IRGC commander of city of Shahr-e Rey and a member of the Security Council in this city , is responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and ordering the use of deadly weapons against unarmed protesters during the 2022-2023 nationwide protests in this city, which resulted in the death of at least 3 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
- Lawyer Reza Sarvari, citizen of Afghanistan: My client was killed during the recent popular protests in Iran
https://www.afintl.com/202210073363
Abolfazl Amir Atai; A teenager who was killed by a direct shot of tear gashttps://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-protests-abolfazlamirataie/32425459.html
Mohammad Javad Farmani was shot dead by government agentshttps://www.instagram.com/masih.alinejad/p/CrX5J-GOwX3/?img_index=1
13-year-old kid was shot in the head and killed by the security forces - Shahr-e Reyhttps://x.com/1500tasvir/status/1572718907005505536
https://archive.md/86Ck0
Direct shooting of the security forces at the protesters- Shahr-e Reyhttps://x.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1573367883245420547
https://archive.md/MBcvY
A video of the moment Abulfazl Amiratai was shot - Shahr -e Rayhttps://x.com/1500tasvir/status/1640279347679358978
https://archive.md/pETTd
Shooting from Basij base - Shahar-e Rayhttps://archive.md/wip/HYvBZ
https://x.com/ManotoNews/status/1573885051183706114
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