Saeid Jalili
Saeid Jalili
سعید جلیلی
6 Sep 1965
Mashhad
Male
PhD in political science
No
Alive
Father's name: Mohammad Hassan Jalili
Wife's name: Fatemeh Sajjadi
31 Jul 2024
- Head of the State Department Inspection Office, National (Unknown)
- First deputy of staff of the USA in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, National (1997 - 2000)
- Current research director of the Office of the Leader, National (2001 - 2006)
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Europe and the United States, National (2005 - 2007)
- Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council , National (20 Oct 2007 - 10 Sep 2013)
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of nationwide protests - 2009 (2009) read more
- Institution
- Supreme National Security Council
- Location
- National (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- Saeid Jalili As Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council is responsible for authorising the use of lethal force against peaceful protesters, killing, mass arresting and torture of protesters by the agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and police forces under the command of the Ministry of Interior during the the 2009 post-election protests. Following the announcement of the results of the tenth Iranian presidential election and the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, widespread protests were held in Iranian cities. The protests were brutally suppressed by the police, the IRGC and Basij, and agents if the Ministry of Intelligence killing at least 70 people, injuring thousands and widespread arrests. Also, several detainees were killed due to torture in the detention centers. Many of the detainees were taken to a place called Kahrizak. This detention center is known for its inhumane behavior, torture and the death of several detained protestors. Three protestors named Mohsen Rohul Amini, Mohammad Kamrani and Amir Javadifar were killed due to torture in this detention center. And one of the protestors named Ramin Aghazadeh Ghahremani was killed two days after his release from Kahrizak due to a blood clot in his chest. A protester named Ahmed Nejati Kargar was killed a few days after his release due to the failure of both kidneys.
- Sources
- Esmaeil Kousari: Confessions are taken by Tharullah headquarters of the IRGC
https://shorturl.at/vXWnQ
Iran election protests: the dead, jailed and missinghttps://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2009/jul/29/iran-election-protest-dead-missing
Iranwire exclusive film from June 15, 2009; When they killed peoplehttps://shorturl.at/ERz9U
election victims; Those killed in the 2009 protestshttps://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/06/160619_l10_fgh_88
Publication of details of tortures in Kahrizak detention centerhttps://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2010/12/101221_u02_bb_kahrizak
Kehrizak, a crime that cannot be deniedhttps://iranwire.com/fa/features/22673/
Dealing with protesters in Iran in 2009https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2010/03/100316_l15_protesters_treatment88_rw
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of nationwide protests - 2009 (2009) read more
- Representative of the leadership in the Supreme National Security Council, National (2007 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Disruption of the communication and free access to information during nationwide protests - Nov 2019 (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- The Supreme Leader’s Office
- Location
- National (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression, Right to privacy
- Description
- As a member of the Supreme National Security Council, he has played a key role in shutting down the Internet and causing serious disruption to communications, in order to continue the violent suppression of protesters by security and police forces during the November 2019 protests and preventing its media coverage. The nationwide protests of 2019, known as the protests of November 2019, were a series of large-scale popular demonstrations against the Iranian government, which began on November 15, 2019 in protest of the tripling of gasoline prices and quickly turned into anti-government protests that spread to 29 provinces in more than 100 cities across the country. The protests were brutally suppressed by the security and military forces. According to Reuters at least 1500 protesters were killed. Amnesty International, revealed the identity of 324 protesters killed by the security forces including at least 23 children.
- Sources
Shoot to Kill: Preliminary Findings of Justice For Iran’s Investigation into the November 2019 Protests, February 2020, p 13
“Iran shut down the Internet to stop protests. But for how long?”, Washington Post, 27 Nov 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/27/iran-shut-down-internet-stop-protests-how-long/
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of the 2017-2018 protests (December 2017 and January 2018) read more
- Institution
- The Supreme Leader’s Office
- Location
- National (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- Saeid Jalili As the member of the Supreme National Security Council, was responsible for killing at least 25 protesters, by issuing orders to use force and firearms against protesters during the nationwide protests in December 2017 and January 2018.
The nationwide protests of 2017-2018, known as the protests of December 2017, were widespread demonstrations in protest of inflation and corruption, which began on 28 Dec 2017 in Mashhad and several cities in Khorasan province and quickly spread throughout Iran, including harsher anti-government slogans. The crackdown on protesters led to the deaths of at least 25 protesters and detainees.
- Sources
- Iranian Officials Confirm 25 Dead in Protests, VOA News, 14 January 2018
https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran_judiciary_mohseni_ezhei_protests/28974896.html
“More protesters killed in Iran as Rouhani's plea fails to dampen unrest”, The Guardian, 1 Jan 2018
The Fate of the December 2017 Protest Victims: They Killed Them and Blamed the Protesters
https://www.radiofarda.com/a/31033190.html
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters - November 2019 (November 2019) read more
- Institution
- The Supreme Leader’s Office
- Location
- National (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- Saeid Jalili As the member of the Supreme National Security Council, he is responsible for taking part in the sessions that resulted in issuing an overall order to the police and other armed forces to use lethal weapons during the November 2019 protests. This caused the deaths of hundreds of unarmed protesters’ and other civilians’,injuring thousands in many cities across the country. The nationwide protests of 2019, known as the protests of November 2019, were a series of large-scale popular demonstrations against the Iranian government, which began on 15 November, 2019 in protest of the tripling of gasoline prices and quickly turned into anti-government protests that spread to 29 provinces in more than 100 cities across the country. According to Reuters at least 1500 were killed during the protests. According to Reuters at least 1500 protesters were killed. Amnesty International, revealed the identity of 324 protesters killed by the security forces including at least 23 children.
- Sources
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https://justice4iran.org/15229/
Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it'
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/special-report-irans-leader-ordered-crackdown-on-unrest-do-whatever-it-takes-to-idUSL4N28X3B4/
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters - 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 -March 2023) read more
- Institution
- The Supreme Leader’s Office
- Location
- National (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- Saeid Jalili As the member of the Supreme National Security Council, he is responsible for taking part in the sessions that resulted in issuing an overall order to the police and other armed forces to use lethal weapons during the 2022-2023 protests. This caused the deaths of hundreds of unarmed protesters’ and other civilians’,injuring thousands in many cities across the country. 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
- Sources
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https://justice4iran.org/16670/
One Year Protest Report: At Least 551 Killed and 22 Suspicious Deathshttps://iranhr.net/en/articles/6200/
- Human Rights Violation: Disruption of the communication and free access to information during nationwide protests - Nov 2019 (Nov 2019) read more
- Member of the Expediency Discernment Council, National (12 Sep 2013 - present)
- Member of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, National (2014 - present)
These violations may only be part of the human rights violations that this person has been involved in. The investigation into this person's human rights record is ongoing.