Azim Hasani Kohnaki
- IRGC Commander, Haftkel (Khuzestan Province) (2 Dec 2017 - 1 Aug 2019)
- IRGC Commander, Izeh (Khuzestan Province) (1 Aug 2019 - 8 Jan 2023)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 -8 Jan 2023) read more
- Institution
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
- Location
- Izeh (Khuzestan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Azim Hasani Kohnaki as IRGC commander of city of Izeh 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 8 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
- Direct shooting at protesters - Izeh
https://archive.ph/UQqfZ
https://x.com/javanane_izeh/status/1593186833743380482?s=52&t=-NnCP5wTxv00GOQB6XWIHw
Government murder of Artin Rahmanihttps://www.radiozamaneh.com/767591/
Details about another person killed in Izeh; Milad Saeidianjou killed with two bulletshttps://ir.voanews.com/a/6918553.html
As reported by Meysam Pirfalak, Kian’s father, the security forces opened fire on their carhttps://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c724y0w1ddqo
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 -8 Jan 2023) read more