BASIJ RESISTANCE FORCE
This section lists officials whom official sanctions lists (EU, UK, USA, Canada), United Nations reports or human-rights sources have named in connection with executions, killings, torture or repression. We do not pass judgement: every entry says who named the person, for what, and where. The list is not complete. If something is wrong, please use the submission form.
Official sanctions listings
- United Kingdom — 23/01/2023 — IRN0123 · Sources
- United States (OFAC) — 12727 · Sources
- Canada — 2022-10-03 — 1, Part 1.1 / 3 · Sources
There are reasonable grounds to suspect that the Basij Resistance Force is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it has been involved in serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for violations of the right to life and right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly through the violent repression of protests in Iran. (Type of entity):Paramilitary— United Kingdom (official text)
(Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS)— United States (OFAC) (official text)
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