LONDON: Britain on Thursday announced further sanctions against Iranian security officials and organizations for what it said were violations of human rights in Iran including over the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
The new sanctions cover 13 individuals and organizations, targeting officials in charge of Iranian prisons and state entities related to cybersecurity, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Defense Command.
Britain, along with the European Union and the United States, has announced multiple rounds of sanctions against Iran, citing the widespread and often violent crackdown on protests after the death of young Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in morality police custody last September.
The new British sanctions include travel bans as well as asset freezes, which prevent UK entities from doing business with those sanctioned and block their assets in Britain.
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Britain targets Iranian security officials in new human rights sanctions
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Britain targets Iranian security officials in new human rights sanctions
- New sanctions cover 13 individuals and organizations, targeting officials in charge of Iranian prisons and state entities related to cybersecurity
- Britain has announced multiple rounds of sanctions against Iran, citing the widespread and often violent crackdown on protests after the death of Mahsa Amini
UNRWA aims to open office in Turkiye within weeks
- Lazzarini said the agency signed the final agreement with the Turkish government
ANKARA: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)aims to open an office in Turkiye within weeks, the agency’s Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini said on Thursday in Ankara.
At a news conference, Lazzarini said the agency signed the final agreement with the Turkish government for the office and is very pleased that it will have a permanent presence in the country.
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