Kamal Khedri
- Governor, Baneh (Kurdistan Province) (21 Apr 2022 - 11 Jan 2024)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 -March 2023) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Baneh (Kurdistan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Kamal Khedri as the governor of the city of Baneh and head of the City Security Council is responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and ordering the use of deadly weapons against protesters during the 2022- 2023 protests in this city, which resulted in the death of at least 4 protester.
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
- The moment security forces shot Mr. Motaleb Saeed Pirou - Baneh
https://archive.md/jreLu
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1587435260639416321
Direct shooting by security forces at protesters - Banehhttps://archive.md/37lFj
https://twitter.com/iranworkers/status/1585726423284998145
Breaking the windows of citizens' homes by security forceshttps://archive.md/dYKhL
https://x.com/ManotoNews/status/1585658126178844672
Direct shooting by security forces at protesters - Banehhttps://archive.md/viq1E
https://x.com/hra_news/status/1580814040930344960
Direct shooting by security forces at residential houses- Banehhttps://archive.md/wip/PW8N5
https://x.com/AlinejadMasih/status/1586179460155727872
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
- deputy of road and urban development , Baneh (Kurdistan Province) (Unknown)