Unmasking the Enforcers: Identifying 54 Individuals Linked to Human Rights Abuses in Iran

Summary

A comprehensive database identifying 54 individuals connected to human rights violations in the Islamic Republic has surfaced as Iran faces mounting economic crisis and escalating protests. Compiled and verified by IranLeaks through open-source intelligence methods, the database targets members of Iran's security apparatus including plainclothes officers, morality police, IRGC units, and Basij militia who have systematically deployed against protesters since 2009.

The database was assembled using facial recognition technology, leaked government documents, internal communications, and witness testimonies from multiple protest cycles. Some photographic evidence was enhanced using AI upscaling technology to improve resolution and identification accuracy, standard practice in human rights documentation.

Throughout October 2025, Iran experienced escalating demonstrations by workers, retirees, and students across dozens of cities as the rial collapsed to 1.45 million per dollar and inflation surged past 48 percent. IranLeaks warns that future large-scale protests remain highly probable based on cyclical patterns from 2009, 2019, and 2022. The database is released to document accountability, deter violence through exposure, and warn that these identified individuals will likely be deployed again during future unrest.

Methods and Verification

IranLeaks synthesized methodologies from multiple hacktivist groups operating in Iran's contested digital space which have repeatedly breached Iranian government systems, accessing employment records, facial recognition databases, and leaked communications.

Verification protocols required corroboration from at least two independent sources per identification: government documents plus visual confirmation, or multiple witness testimonies cross-referenced with photographic evidence.

Some images were upscaled using AI technology to enlarge low-resolution photographs by 2-8x while maintaining clarity. This enhancement reconstructs realistic detail without altering identifying features like facial structure or distinctive markings, enabling verification of degraded footage from mobile phones or distant cameras.

The Apparatus

The 53 individuals span Iran's multi-layered security forces: the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), Basij militia, Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA), and intelligence services operating under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Ahmad-Reza Radan, national police commander since 2023, exemplifies how the regime rewards repression expertise. Previously sanctioned by the US and EU for documented human rights violations in 2009, Radan was promoted despite his role in torture at the notorious Kahrizak Detention Center.

Plainclothes agents and vigilantes are particularly significant. Operating without formal identification but with state sanction, these individuals conduct the most brutal violence while allowing authorities plausible deniability. The same personnel have been deployed repeatedly across protest cycles spanning over a decade.

Pattern of Violence and Impunity

Leaked documents reveal that repression is strategic, not reactive. Iran's highest military body issued explicit orders during the 2022 protests instructing commanders to "confront mercilessly, going as far as causing deaths" against demonstrators. The 2019 crackdown killed approximately 1,500 people in one week, accompanied by internet blackouts.

Security forces use live ammunition deliberately targeting heads and chests, torture is systematic, and sexual violence against detainees is routine policy. The regime has maintained absolute impunity. Despite overwhelming evidence of orders to kill, no security personnel have faced prosecution. Instead, authorities prosecute and execute protesters on capital charges.

The regime pressures families of the dead to falsify causes of death or accept fabricated Basij membership stories, creating institutional cover for atrocities.

Why Now: Crisis and Warnings

October 2025 witnessed widespread strikes and protests by telecommunications workers, oil workers, healthcare staff, students, and farmers across numerous cities. The Iranian currency has lost 80 percent of its value in less than a year, inflation exceeds 48 percent, and 22-50 percent of Iranians now live below the poverty line.

Analysts warn "more protests remain a matter of when, not if." Cyclical patterns from 2009, 2017, 2019, and 2022 show that Iran enters explosive protest cycles every 2-3 years when underlying economic and political grievances intensify.

IranLeaks explicitly warns these 54 identified security personnel will likely be deployed in future crackdowns. By publishing identities and operational histories before the next uprising, the database aims to create deterrence. Security personnel aware of permanent documentation of their actions may hesitate before committing violence. The database also enables international sanctions designations and supports potential future accountability mechanisms.

The exposure represents only a fraction of Iran's vast repression apparatus. Thousands of security personnel participate in state violence across IRGC units, Basij formations, and police commands. However, the detailed documentation establishes patterns and precedents for future prosecution.

The Islamic Republic in October 2025 faces escalating pressure: economic collapse, regional losses following the June 2025 war with Israel, intensified international sanctions, and widespread domestic unrest. The regime's only response is escalating repression. This database ensures that when the next major uprising occurs, those responsible for violence will not escape into anonymity.

Identified Individuals Database

Note: The comprehensive table of 54 identified individuals, including photographs (some 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.)	Basij / 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.