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Seyed Qasim QURESHI

PersonLast read from source 19 Oct 2026

Seyed Ghassem Qureshi is the Deputy Commander of the Basij Forces, a paramilitary branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He has a long career within the IRGC dating back to the Iran-Iraq war. He served as the Commander of the Basij Resistance Organization in Qom from 1999 to 2002 and as Deputy Inspector of the Basij Resistance Forces from 2002 to 2006.
In his current position, Seyed Ghassem Qureshi commands an organisation accused of systematic human rights violations, including the brutal suppression of protests. Basij forces have repeatedly been accused of using firearms, severe beatings and intentionally killing protestors during protest crackdowns, including the recent protests starting in December 2025.
Seyed Ghassem Qureshi is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.

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Name
Seyed Qasim QURESHI
Also known as
Sardar Seyyed Ghasem QURESHI · سید قاسم قریشی · Sardar Seyed Ghassem GHOREISHI
Nationality
IR
Position
Seyed Ghassem Qureshi is the Deputy Commander of the Basij Forces, a paramilitary branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He has a long career within the IRGC dating back to the Iran-Iraq war. He served as the Commander of the Basij Resistance Organization in Qom from 1999 to 2002 and as Deputy Inspector of the Basij Resistance Forces from 2002 to 2006.
In his current position, Seyed Ghassem Qureshi commands an organisation accused of systematic human rights violations, including the brutal suppression of protests. Basij forces have repeatedly been accused of using firearms, severe beatings and intentionally killing protestors during protest crackdowns, including the recent protests starting in December 2025.
Seyed Ghassem Qureshi is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.
First recorded here
28 Aug 2026

Exposure

Medium risk2 of 5 components assessed — no composite shown, because how much was read is itself unknown here
Sanctions and debarments60

Sanctioned by 1 authority: EU. Confirmed present in a source snapshot within the last 90 days.

Jurisdiction70

Iran is named on a jurisdiction designation list — European Commission, EU list of high-risk third countries (AMLD Art. 9), section II: “High-risk third countries which have provided a high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies, and have decided to seek technical assistance in the implementation of the FATF Action Plan, which are identified by FATF Public Statement.” The designation is of the jurisdiction, not of this record.

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Band drawn from the components that could be measured, methodology v5. The unscored ones above are gaps in what was read, not findings of nothing. Not a compliance determination — check the underlying listings before acting on anything here.

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  1. 19 Oct 2026Last read from source