Canada has imposed sanctions on 12 people in connection with human rights violations in Iran. area Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country.
The list includes, among others, Ismail Zerey Kusha, governor of western Iran’s Kurdistan province, the senior Revolutionary Guards army and the Basij military structure.
old EU extended Personal sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities involved in the suppression of protests in this country.
More than 30 people have been added to the sanctions list, including Iran’s ministers of culture and education, as well as two organizations linked to Iranian law enforcement.
Iranian Culture Minister Mohamed Ismaili, who was involved in threats against artists who did not support the authorities’ policy, was placed on the sanctions list. Also on the list was Education Minister Yousef Nuri, who was accused of harassing students.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that the European Union is currently preparing a new package of restrictive measures against Iran. According to her, this is the fourth wave of restrictions linked to demonstrations in defense of women’s rights within the republic.