Unmasking the Enforcers: Identifying 54 Individuals Linked to Human Rights Abuses in Iran
New leak identifies 54 individuals linked to violent crackdown on protesters and civilians.
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Pars Barghandan
Summary
IranLeaks has exclusively compiled and verified an original database identifying 54 individuals linked to alleged human rights violations and the suppression of protesters in Iran. This investigation includes members of the IRGC, Basij, police, intelligence services, morality enforcement units, and plainclothes security forces.
The database covers individuals linked to the 2022 “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests as well as the 2025–2026 protest wave. Developed by IranLeaks through its own investigative work, the database draws on open-source intelligence, leaked records, internal communications, witness testimony, and visual evidence. Each identification was independently reviewed and corroborated through multiple sources before publication.
Why It Matters
This database represents an original IranLeaks effort to identify and document individuals allegedly involved in Iran’s repression apparatus. Iranian security forces have repeatedly been accused of violence, arbitrary arrests, intimidation, torture, and abuse against protesters and detainees.
By publishing these identities, evidence, and documented roles, IranLeaks aims to preserve material that may support future investigations, sanctions, legal proceedings, and accountability efforts. The 54 individuals identified in this investigation represent only a fraction of the wider network involved in the repression of dissent in Iran.
Identified Individuals Database
Note: The comprehensive table of 54 identified individuals, including photographs (some pictures enhanced via AI upscaling), unit affiliations, documented incidents, and verification sources, appears below.
Photo | Full Name | City / Location | Role / Affiliation | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mohammad Reza Azimi-Zaeem | Hamedan (Beheshti Dist.) | IRGC Informant | Known as "Baton-in-Hand"; linked to the killing of Negin Abdolmaleki |
 | Captain Bastami Raeis | Azna, Lorestan | Special Units Commander | High-ranking commander of suppression forces in Azna. |
 | Motalleb Ghasemi | Marvdasht | Deputy Governor | Political Deputy and Secretary of the Marvdasht Security Council. |
 | Javad Salehi | Karaj | Basij Commander | Commander of the Shahid Majid Kazem Basij Base. |
 | Ali Alikarami | Malayer | Plainclothes (Lebas Shakhsi) | Active in local crackdowns. |
 | Hossein Kargar Ghahramani | Tehran | IRGC Informant | Operates within Tehran's intelligence networks. |
 | Mohammad Reza Khademi | Firuzabad, Fars | IRGC Informant | Active informant in the Fars province. |
 | Reza Khazaie | Kermanshah | Cyber Unit / Informant | Uses surveillance drones against protesters. |
 | Moein Eghbali | Kermanshah | IRGC Informant | Intelligence collaborator. |
 | Mehdi Rahmati | Kermanshah | Informant / Gasht-e-Ershad | Member of the Morality Police and intelligence informant. |
 | Milad Sepahdar | Khorramabad | Basij / IRGC Intel Informant | Intelligence informant in Lorestan. |
 | Mohammad Hossein Kashanian | Tehran | Basij | Active member of Tehran Basij. |
 | Seyed Yasser Abedi | Arak | Special Units | Alias: "Seyed Kamal Abedi." |
 | Mohammad Reza Aminian | Abadan | Imam Ali Security Battalion | Member of the IRGC-linked security battalion. |
 | Ali Haghi | Karaj | Basij | Active in Karaj crackdowns. |
 | Mohammad Haghi | Karaj | Basij | Active in Karaj crackdowns. |
 | Mohammad Khosravi | Garmsar | IRGC Operations Unit | Official member of the Revolutionary Guard. |
 | Reza Mashhadi | Damavand | Basij Operations Chief | Head of operations for the Damavand Basij. |
 | Hossein Paie | Tehran | Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) | Plainclothes informant for the Ministry of Intelligence. |
 | Abolfazl Radpour | Mashhad | Meysam 8 Basij Base | Operates out of the Meysam base in Mashhad. |
 | Seyed Ali Hashemi Mousavi | Khorramabad | Basij / Informant | Active informant in Lorestan. |
 | Sadegh Ali-Abadi | Neyshabur | Salman Farsi Basij Zone | Active member of the Basij in Neyshabur. |
 | Mostafa Mir-Abolhasani | Tehran | Imam Ali Battalion Commander | High-ranking commander of the security battalion in Tehran. |
 | Rouhollah Abdeli | Nurabad, Lorestan | Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) | Intelligence operative in Lorestan. |
 | Reza Nemati | Mashhad | Basij / Informant | Intelligence collaborator in Mashhad. |
 | Abolfazl Jaber Ansari | Lorestan | Basij / IRGC Trainer | Self-defense instructor for Basij and IRGC forces. |
 | Omid Haghighat | Shahroud | IRGC Operational Team | Member of the IRGC tactical/operational units. |
 | Col. Mojtaba Nourian | Dorud, Lorestan | Law Enforcement (FARAJA) | High-ranking officer in the Dorud police force. |
 | Ahmad Reza Sepahvand | Khorramabad | IRGC Informant | Works with the IRGC intelligence branch in Khorramabad. |
 | Kazem Nazari | Kuhdasht, Lorestan | Prosecutor | Judiciary official/Prosecutor of Kuhdasht. |
 | Amir Dousti | Rasht | Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) | Active informant in Gilan province. |
 | Shahriar Ghasemian | Hamedan | Basij | Participant in suppression efforts in Hamedan. |
 | Pouya Zarei | Hamedan | Basij | Participant in suppression efforts in Hamedan. |
 | Alireza Babaei | Arak | Basij Base Commander | Commander of the Mousa bin Jafar Basij Base. |
 | Mohammad Hassan Yahyazadeh | Tehran | Security Battalion Commander | Commander of a suppression battalion in Tehran. |
 | Soroush (Reza) Jaferi | Khorramabad | Basij | Active member of the Khorramabad Basij. |
 | Ebrahim Ahroun | Kuhdasht | Retired IRGC Colonel | Former high-ranking IRGC officer still active in suppression. |
 | Abolfazl Abedi | Kermanshah | IRGC Intel / Basij | Employee of the IRGC Intelligence Department. |
 | Iraj Shahbazi | Kuhdasht | Basij Chief | Head of the Basij organization in Kuhdasht. |
 | Seyed Amir Ali Hosseini | Pakdasht, Tehran | IRGC / Pakdasht Zone 3 | Guard for the Friday Prayer Leader and IRGC member. |
 | Mohammad Saleh Lesani | Neyshabur | University Basij | Member of the Azad University Basij in Neyshabur. |
 | Navid Nourpour | Tehran | Imam Ali Security Battalion | Active in Tehran's security crackdowns. |
 | Mohammad Polouyi | Pakdasht, Tehran | Basij Zone 5 | Active member of the Pakdasht Basij. |
 | Mohammad Torkashvand | Karaj | IRGC Intelligence | Operates within the IRGC intelligence branch in Karaj. |
 | Hossein Kazemi | Kazerun, Fars | Security Director (Metad) | Director of Security for Metad Co.; active IRGC mercenary. |
 | Jamal Hassanpour | Kiashahr, Gilan | Basij / IRGC Informant | Active informant in the Kiashahr region. |
 | Kianoush Khojani | Neyshabur | University Basij | Member of the Neyshabur University Basij. |
 | Seyed Mohammad Hashemi | Nahavand | Police (FARAJA) Informant | Soldier and informant for the police force. |
 | Mohsen Parvizi | Sonqor, Kermanshah | Retired IRGC Intel / Lawyer | Retired IRGC Intel officer; current member of the Bar Association. |
 | Behnam Moradi | Tehran | Air Force / Intel Informant | Employee of Air Force Logistics; informant for Intel Protection. |
 | Amir Hossein Dehghaneen | Tehran | Basij Zone 249 | Operates in District 10 of Tehran. |
 | Col. Mohammad Khorrami | Varamin / East Tehran | Special Units Commander | Commander of the Special Units for East Tehran Province. |
 | Reza Moghadam | Tehran | Basij (Meghdad District) | Active member of the Meghdad Basij area. |
 | Ammar Abbasi | Tehran | Basij / Beyt-ol-Moqadas | Member of Zone 155 Leylat-ol-Qadr and security battalion. |
