Britain has imposed new sanctions on 24 Iranian officials who played a role in cracking down on protests after the death of Masa Amini in police custody.
of Monday press release The UK announced that “the sanctions will target officials within the Iranian regime responsible for egregious human rights abuses.”
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said these sanctions sent a “clear message” to Iran that the UK and its partners “must stop their violent crackdown on protests and respect their freedom of expression”. He said he sent it to the government.
The Foreign Secretary said Britain would appoint Iran’s Minister of Communications Issa Zarepour and a number of law enforcement and IRGC officials involved in ordering the crackdown on the demonstrators.
The UK Foreign Office further targeted Iran’s cyber police chief, Vahid Mohammad Naser Majid, by blocking the internet and “disabling WhatsApp and Instagram and banning the use of Google Play apps and virtual private networks (VPNs).” said to be. “
The governors of Sistan and Baluchestan and Kordestan have also been sanctioned following the Sept. 30 massacre of 80 people in Zahedan and the crackdown on Kurdish protesters.
The name of the Tehran police chief also appeared on the list. Hossein Rahimi has been sanctioned for using live ammunition and tear gas against students at Sharif University in Tehran.
Sanctions include asset freezes and travel bans.
on the other hand, The European Union has also approved a new round of Monday’s sanctions against 29 individuals and three entities with asset freezes and travel bans.
