Gholamhossein Ramezani
- Head of Intelligence Protection of NAJA (17 Sep 2000 - Sep 2005)
- Human Rights Violation: Mass arrest and torture of journalists and cyber activists ( 17 Sept 2000- Sept 2005) read more
- Institution
- Intelligence Protection Organisation
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture
- Description
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As head of the NAJA Intelligence Protection Organisation, he was responsible for detaining and torturing 21 bloggers and admins of news websites and extracting their forced confessions under torture and duress.
- Sources
Justice for Iran’s interview with an informed source (name protected).
"Try torturers, not bloggers," Human Rights Watch, 2006 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/شکنجه-گران-را-محاکمه-کنید-نه-وبلاگ-نویسان-_-Human-Rights-Watch.pdf
"Forced Confessions: Targeting Iranian Internet Activists", Iran Human Rights Documentation Organization, 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ramazaniref12.pdf
"Untold Stories from Bloggers' Cases, What Happened to Us", Online Online, 2008 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ramazaniref11.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Mass arrest and torture of journalists and cyber activists ( 17 Sept 2000- Sept 2005) read more
- Intelligence Deputy to Chief Commander of IRGC (Mar 2009 - Nov 2009)
- Human Rights Violation: Arrest and torture of cyber activists (2009) read more
- Institution
- Chief Commander
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
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As the intelligence deputy of IRGC's chief commander, he was responsible for the arrest, torture, and extracting forced confessions of more than 45 cyber activists accused of setting up and running Persian pornographic websites.
- Sources
"Victims'account their torture by the Revolutionary Guards", HRANA, April 15, 2010 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ramazaniref14.pdf
Change of death sentence of two defendants in the case called Gerdab to life imprisonment, Khabaronline, 2013 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ramazaniref15.pdf
"The latest situation of Saeed Malekpour, a political prisoner according to his sister", Committee of Human Rights Reporters, 2012 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ramazaniref16.pdf
"Gerdab: A Dictated Scenario", Justice for Iran, 2012 https://justice4iran.org/persian/publication/call-for-action/gerdab
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of post-election protests (2009) read more
- Institution
- Chief Commander
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to life
- Description
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As the Intelligence deputy of the chief commander of IRGC, he participated in the killing, arrest, torture and brutal suppression of protesters against the results of 2009 presidential election.
- Sources
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"Human Rights Watch: Larijani must take action to curb human rights violations", Deutsche Welle, August 2009 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ramazaniref13.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Arrest and torture of cyber activists (2009) read more
- Head of Intelligence Protection of Ministry of Defense (Apr 2011 - 2014)
- Head of IRGC Intelligence Protection Organisation (7 May 2006-Unknown)
On April 25, 2012, the European Union placed Ramezani on its list of human rights sanctions for his role in suppressing freedom of expression, detaining bloggers in 2004, and suppressing protesters during the 2009 protests. According to the decision, Ramezani's assets in the European Union have been frozen and he has been banned from entering the EU.