Bahman Amiri Moghadam
- Police Commander , Gilan Province (2007 - 25 Jun 2011)
- Police Commander , Razavi Khorasan Province (15 Jun 2011 - 14 Aug 2017)
- Provincial Governor, Kermanshah Province (5 Jan 2022 - 22 Dec 2022)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 - 22 Dec 2022) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Kermanshah Province (Kermanshah Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- Bahman Amiri Moghadam as the governor of Kermanshah province and the head of the province's security council is responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and issuing orders to use lethal weapons against the protesters during the 2022- 2023 protests in the cities of this province, which resulted in the deaths of at least 24 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
- Kermanshah -20 September 2022- shooting at protesters
https://archive.md/G5sEL
https://twitter.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1572494384700194817
Beating and arresting protesters-Kermanshahhttps://archive.md/xRFHv
https://twitter.com/1500tasvir/status/1572844357916545024
Shooting at protesters- Kermanshahhttps://archive.ph/vNTjr
https://x.com/kurdistanhrn/status/1586408310613233664?s=52&t=-NnCP5wTxv00GOQB6XWIHw
Traces of bullet fire by security forces on the windows of citizens' homes - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/bTbIJ
https://twitter.com/goliammar/status/1592539147868463104?s=52&t=ajlrW4VT1n77fVL
Shooting at protesters - Javanrudhttps://archive.md/wip/qPRxK
https://x.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1609474030184153088
Firing tear gas into people's car and home- Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/Up5wM
https://x.com/FattahiFarzad/status/1609131722729484289
Shooting at protesters - Bruises and pellet gun wounds on protesters' bodies - Kermanshahhttps://x.com/bbcpersian/status/1601433777640591360
Shooting at protesters and beating them with sticks and batons - Kermanshahhttps://archive.md/S2SIm
https://x.com/Sh_A_kermanshah/status/1601309605682106368
Direct shooting by security forces at protesters - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/ZhsW2
https://x.com/KurdistanHRN/status/1598438910568587264
Direct shooting by security forces at protesters - Javanrudhttps://archive.md/IwPSS
https://x.com/PanahiRafiq/status/1595738077431205888
Shooting at protesters by IRGC forces - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/EFLEq
https://x.com/HengawO/status/1595008160167002114
Security forces shooting at protesters and protesters being injured - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/c5Mqm
https://x.com/Ehsanism/status/1594801822430011396
Direct shooting by security forces at protesters - Javanrudhttps://archive.ph/kYNgx
https://x.com/SamRasoulpour/status/1594832474953158656
Kermanshah – September 20, 2022 – Shooting Towards Protestershttps://twitter.com/FardadFarahzad/status/1572262576058413058
Those killed in the protests in Kermanshah province until 10 November 2022https://www.radiofarda.com/a/32124496.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 - 22 Dec 2022) read more
- Deputy Police Commander, Razavi Khorasan Province (14 Aug 2017 - Unknown)
- Director General of the Office of Border Affairs and Border Residents, National (19 Apr 2023 - present)