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The Basij — also Bassij or Bache Jarghi, or Persian: بسيج is a paramilitary force founded by the order of the Ayatollah Khomeini in November 1979. The Basij are subordinate to, and receive their orders from, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Khamenei.
The force has been widely used in violent suppression of widescale protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election, with an indeterminate number of unarmed protesters being killed.
Consisting of young conservative Iranians who volunteer to join this force1 the Basij are most notable for their loyality to the supreme leader Khamenei. Currently Basij serve as an auxiliary force engaged in activities such as internal security as well law enforcement auxiliary, the providing of social service, organizing of public religious ceremonies, and more controversially morals policing and the suppression of dissident gatherings.23 They have a local organization in almost every city in Iran.4
The force has been widely used in violent suppression of widescale protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election, with an indeterminate number of unarmed protesters being killed.
Consisting of young conservative Iranians who volunteer to join this force1 the Basij are most notable for their loyality to the supreme leader Khamenei. Currently Basij serve as an auxiliary force engaged in activities such as internal security as well law enforcement auxiliary, the providing of social service, organizing of public religious ceremonies, and more controversially morals policing and the suppression of dissident gatherings.23 They have a local organization in almost every city in Iran.4
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