Habibollah Sayyari
- Commander of Training Marines, Manjil (1988 - 1991)
- Commander of the 1st Marine Brigade (1991 - 1995)
- Deputy Commander of the 1st Marine Region (1995 - 1998)
- Commander of Armey\'s Marine Force (Aug 2007 - Nov 2017)
- Member of the State Security Council, National (Nov 2017 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of the 2017-2018 protests (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Supreme National Security Council
- Location
- National (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the head of the Joint Staff of the Army and a member of the National Security Council, he 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.
- 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
“Sayyari: No one in the world today can deny Iran's place in the international order”, Salameno, February 2019 https://www.salameno.ir/news/6508774/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Supreme National Security Council
- Location
- National (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the Head of Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, and member of 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 and non-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.
- Sources
“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020
"These people from the government, the IRGC and the army Knew about the the rise in petrol prices", Khabaronline, 2019 https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1327073/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of the 2017-2018 protests (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more
- Head of Joint Headquarters of the Army, National (Nov 2017 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of the 2017-2018 protests (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Joint Headquarters of the Army
- Location
- National (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the head of the Joint Staff of the Army and a member of the National Security Council, he 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.
- 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
“Sayyari: No one in the world today can deny Iran's place in the international order”, Salameno, February 2019 https://www.salameno.ir/news/6508774/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Joint Headquarters of the Army
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the Head of Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, and member of 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 and non-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.
- Sources
“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020
"These people from the government, the IRGC and the army Knew about the the rise in petrol prices", Khabaronline, 2019 https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1327073/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of the 2017-2018 protests (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more