Gheyb Parvar, Gholam Hossein

IRGC brigadier general and former commander of the Basij.¹

"[N]ow responsible for organizing and training elite Basij units specialized in protest suppression."²

"[C]ommander of Iran’s Imam Ali Central Security Headquarters... The unit is tasked with confronting public protests and riots."³

"As head of the Basij, he was responsible for the killing and brutal suppression of protesters by forces under his command during the nationwide protests in December 2017-January 2018, which resulted in the deaths of at least 25 protesters and a number of detainees."⁴ 

"As the commander of Imam Ali Central Security Headquarters, which was formed with the aim of suppressing popular protests, he was responsible for killing and suppressing protesters during the November 2019 nationwide protests."⁵ 

Sources: 

1. https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2016/12/07/1261346/leader-appoints-new-commander-of-basij

2. https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-crisis-updates?mkt_tok=NDc1LVBCUS05NzEAAAGJGcz3yVuWh2z2xu4xohhmLMe-VVCaZtUp1Y7jzWwR6mWyLGmJPHEs1Y7USUX7vPkrmW6PKOTsV8Fv2-VEzPaqdc9N-p0UE_y8WKMMzRoj_HowyLIr

3. https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/gholamhossein-gheybparvar; https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-guards-appoint-new-security-chief-in-possible-move-to-be-ready-for-unrest/30151950.html; https://facesofcrime.org/profile/81/gholamhossein-gheib-parvar/

4. https://facesofcrime.org/profile/81/gholamhossein-gheib-parvar/; https://www.voanews.com/world-news/middle-east-dont-use/iranian-officials-confirm-25-dead-protests

5. https://facesofcrime.org/profile/81/gholamhossein-gheib-parvar/; https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/iran-at-least-23-children-killed-by-security-forces-in-november-protests-new-evidence/#:~:text=An%20investigation%20by%20Amnesty%20International,protests%20in%20November%20last%20year.&text=The%20children%20killed%20include%2022,aged%20between%20eight%20and%2012