Aliasghar Shahiri
- Deputy Commander of IRGC Commander, Qarchak (Tehran Province) (Atleast 2017)
- IRGC Commander, Qarchak (Tehran Province) (Atleast 2018 - 6 May 2020)
- IRGC Commander, Robat Karim (Tehran Province) (6 May 2020 - 29 Nov 2023)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 -March 2023) read more
- Institution
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
- Location
- Robat Karim (Tehran Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Aliasghar Shahiri as IRGC commander of city of Robat Karim 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 1 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
- 7 people who planned riots in Robat Karim were arrested
https://shorturl.at/OrASu
The new details of the death of Bahar Khorshidi, a 23-year-old protester, following the attack of 12 security forceshttps://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran baharkhorshidi/32542168.html
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
- IRGC Commander, Baqershahr (Tehran Province) (29 Nov 2023 - present)