Azizollah Shahbazi
- Head of Protection Affairs of the Provincial Government, Sistan and Baluchestan Province (1992 - 1995)
- Deputy Governor, Ahvaz (2000 - 2002)
- Deputy Provincial Governor, Khuzestan Province (2013 - 2017)
- Political and Security Deputy of the Provincial Governor, Alborz Province (2017 - 2018)
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of the 2017-2018 protests (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- Alborz Province (Alborz Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
- As the political and security deputy of Alborz governor, and according to paragraphs 19, 20, 24, 26 and 27 of the description of the duties of the political and security deputy (especially his role in coordination between the provincial security council and law enforcement and judicial institutions) he is responsible for the brutal suppression of protesters in December 2017-January 2108, in the Alborz province.
- Sources
Description of the duties of the political and security deputy of the governorate, the official information base of the governorate http://siasi.ostb.ir/?part=menu&inc=menu&id=53&
"A team house was discovered during the riots in Alborz province", Tasnim, January 2018 https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/11/03/1636161/%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%B4%D8%AF
"The accused of the riots in January 1996 were tried in Alborz", Tasnim, 2018 https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/04/03/1759225/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-96-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF
- Human Rights Violation: Suppression of the 2017-2018 protests (Dec 2017 - Jan 2018) read more
- Provincial Governor, Alborz Province (2018 - 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more
- Institution
- Ministry of Interior
- Location
- (Alborz Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
- As the Governor of the Alborz Province, and the head of the provincial security council, he is responsible for communicating the overall decision on using lethal force to the city governments in the province that violated the right to life of protesters and other civilians.
- Sources
“Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree”, Amnesty International, 20 May 2020
- Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters (Nov 2019) read more