Biden announces more Iran sanctions on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden announces more Iran sanctions on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced new U.S. sanctions Friday on “some of Iran’s most egregious human rights abusers” as he marked the anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while being held by the country’s morality police. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Friday listed 29 people and organizations in connection with Amini’s death, including members of the government’s security forces and the head of Iran’s Prisons Organization. Tasnim, reporting on the sanctions, called them “repetitive actions are not considered a new issue for the bodies that protect the country’s security.” In addition, the State Department imposed visa restrictions on 13 Iranian officials and others for their involvement in killing or detaining peaceful protesters or censoring them via a country-wide internet shutdown in Iran. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. would designate 25 Iranian people, three state-backed media outlets, and an internet research firm in connection with the Iranian regime’s suppression of nationwide protests.

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Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials
3 months ago

Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S., Canada and Australia hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions Wednesday for their participation in suppressing protests and detaining people in relation to the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police two years ago for improperly wearing a mandatory headscarf. In 2023, a teenage Iranian girl …

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
7 months ago

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests, has died. “He was merely one boot on the necks of …

US imposes new sanctions on Iran after attack on Israel
8 months, 1 week ago

US imposes new sanctions on Iran after attack on Israel

Al Jazeera  

Sanctions against Iran’s missile and drone programmes come as fears mount over the possibility of greater regional escalation. In a statement on Thursday, Biden said the sanctions targeted “leaders and entities connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s Defense Ministry, and the Iranian government’s missile and drone program that enabled” the April 13 attack on Israel. “And our allies …

Iran responsible for ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini, U.N. report finds
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran responsible for ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini, U.N. report finds

LA Times  

A demonstrator’s poster of Mahsa Amini, who was killed in Iran in September 2022. The Iranian government is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf laws and its ruling theocracy, according to a U.N. fact-finding mission. It also found that the Islamic …

The US sanctions 10 Hamas members and its financial network over the surprise Israel attack
1 year, 2 months ago

The US sanctions 10 Hamas members and its financial network over the surprise Israel attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a group of 10 Hamas members and the Palestinian militant organization’s financial network across Gaza, Sudan, Turkey, Algeria and Qatar in response to the surprise attack on Israel that left more than 1,000 people dead or kidnapped. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. “is taking swift and decisive action to target …

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in Iran
1 year, 3 months ago

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in Iran

Associated Press  

LONDON — Hundreds gathered in central London on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy. Mahsa Jina Amini and the many others cannot have died in vain,″ said Maryam Namazie, an Iranian human rights …

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran
1 year, 3 months ago

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds gathered in central London on Saturday to mark the …

Mahsa Amini’s death anniversary | Biden announces more Iran sanctions
1 year, 3 months ago

Mahsa Amini’s death anniversary | Biden announces more Iran sanctions

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden announced new U.S. sanctions on Friday on “some of Iran's most egregious human rights abusers” as he marked the anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while being held by the country's morality police. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Friday listed 29 people and organizations in connection with Amini’s death, including members …

Security forces are seen across Iran as country prepares for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

Security forces are seen across Iran as country prepares for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Volunteer members of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard could be seen on the streets Friday in western Iran as the country neared one year since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody, prompting protests that challenged the country’s theocratic rule. From the White House, President Joe Biden issued a lengthy statement on Friday acknowledging the anniversary …

US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms
1 year, 3 months ago

US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms

Al Jazeera  

Washington targets Iranian officials and state-linked media outlets on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death. “As we approach one year since Mahsa Amini’s tragic and senseless death in the custody of Iran’s so-called ‘Morality Police,’ we recall that the movement of men and women across Iran … was met with horrific violence,” US Treasury official Brian Nelson said in a …

UK sanctions senior Iranian officials one year from Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

UK sanctions senior Iranian officials one year from Mahsa Amini’s death

Al Jazeera  

The culture minister and the mayor of Tehran are among those blacklisted on the eve of Amini’s first death anniversary. The UK government has announced sanctions against several Iranian officials, including the culture minister and the mayor of Tehran, on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said …

Biden administration clears path to transfer $6bn in Iranian assets
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden administration clears path to transfer $6bn in Iranian assets

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued the sanction waivers last week as part of an ongoing prisoner transfer deal. The administration of United States President Joe Biden has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6bn in frozen Iranian money from South Korea …

More protests? Iran detains Mahsa Amini's uncle ahead of her death anniversary
1 year, 3 months ago

More protests? Iran detains Mahsa Amini's uncle ahead of her death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Iran's security forces detained a relative of Mahsa Amini days before the anniversary of her death in the custody of the morality police that sparked months of nationwide protests, news agency Reuters reported quoting a source close to the family said. As Iran fears revival of the unrest that rocked the country, authorities have increased their clamp down on dissent …

US sanctions Iranian officials over women’s right abuses
1 year, 9 months ago

US sanctions Iranian officials over women’s right abuses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is imposing more sanctions on Iran, hitting people and firms accused of violating women’s rights during nationwide anti-government protests over the treatment of young women and girls. Nationwide protests first erupted over the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police. Subsequently, a series of suspected poisonings at girls’ …

Iran blacklists more EU, UK officials in tit-for-tat move
2 years ago

Iran blacklists more EU, UK officials in tit-for-tat move

Al Jazeera  

Tehran’s new sanctions deal with the assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani and Germany’s alleged supplying of Saddam Hussein. Tehran, Iran – Iran has imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities in the European Union and the United Kingdom in response to their human rights sanctions and comments on the country’s ongoing protests. Soleimani assassination Several of the sanctions …

US and Canada announce new sanctions against Iran over protests
2 years ago

US and Canada announce new sanctions against Iran over protests

Al Jazeera  

The governments of the United States and Canada have announced another round of sanctions against Iranian officials accused of human rights violations as protests roil Iran. “Today, we have taken coordinated sanctions actions against Iranian officials connected to human rights abuses, including those committed as part of the ongoing brutal crackdown aimed at denying the Iranian people their human rights …

Mahsa Amini wasn't killed: Iran minister on death of 22-year-old in custody
2 years, 1 month ago

Mahsa Amini wasn't killed: Iran minister on death of 22-year-old in custody

India Today  

Mahsa Amini was not killed, Iran’s deputy foreign minister Ali Baqeri claimed, defending his government following the death of the 22-year-old in police custody in September this year, triggering massive protests in the country and globally. The minister blamed the West for building a "baseless and fallacious atmosphere" about the demonstrations in Iran and leading to tensions and chaos in …

US imposes sanctions on additional Iranian officials for crackdowns on protests
2 years, 1 month ago

US imposes sanctions on additional Iranian officials for crackdowns on protests

CNN  

CNN — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three officials in Iran’s Kurdish region, where dozens of protesters have reportedly been killed in the past week as the Iranian government continues its violent crackdown. The latest tranche of sanctions comes a day after the United Nation’s human rights office sounded the alarm on the mounting death toll from …

US sanctions Iranian officials amid crackdown on protests
2 years, 1 month ago

US sanctions Iranian officials amid crackdown on protests

Al Jazeera  

US has accused three Iranian security officials of complicity in human rights violations in largely Kurdish regions. The United States has announced sanctions against three Iranian security officials amid efforts by the government to clamp down on protesters in largely Kurdish regions of the country. “The human rights abuses inflicted by Iran’s government on its people must not go without …

US slaps sanctions on Iranian media members
2 years, 1 month ago

US slaps sanctions on Iranian media members

Al Jazeera  

The US has called Iranian state-run media a ‘critical tool’ of repression amid widespread protests. The United States has sanctioned six senior members of Iranian state-run media, accusing them of broadcasting forced confessions to undermine the protests roiling Iran. “IRIB acts not as an objective media outlet but rather as a key tool in the Iranian government’s mass suppression and …

Iran and US set for UN confrontation over Mahsa Amini protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran and US set for UN confrontation over Mahsa Amini protests

Al Jazeera  

A rare Iranian joint intelligence report claims arrested journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death were trained by the US abroad. The Iranian government’s website, IRNA, on Saturday, cited unnamed “diplomatic sources” as saying Washington is organising the meeting in response to a rare joint report by the Iranian intelligence ministry and the intelligence division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard …

Iran accuses ‘Great Satan’ US of ‘inciting chaos, terror’
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran accuses ‘Great Satan’ US of ‘inciting chaos, terror’

Al Jazeera  

President Raisi joins Supreme Leader Khamenei in blaming the US for instigating deadly protests against the death of a woman in government custody. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi accused United States President Joe Biden of “inciting chaos” after he expressed support for demonstrations against the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in Iranian government custody nearly a month ago. …

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than ‘blows’
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than ‘blows’

The Hindu  

Iran said on Friday an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found she lost her life to illness rather than reported beatings that sparked three weeks of bloody protests. Iran’s Forensic Organization said on Friday that “Mahsa Amini’s death was not caused by blows to the head and vital organs and limbs of the body”. Oslo-based group …

U.S. hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death
2 years, 2 months ago

U.S. hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death

The Hindu  

The U.S. on Thursday imposed more sanctions on Iranian government officials in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, as protests have embroiled dozens of Iranian cities for weeks and evolved into the most widespread challenge to Iran’s leadership in years. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the sanctions demonstrate the “United States stands with the brave citizens and …

US issues more Iran sanctions over crackdown on protests
2 years, 2 months ago

US issues more Iran sanctions over crackdown on protests

Al Jazeera  

US targets top Iranian security officials for alleged role in ‘violent suppression’ of anti-government demonstrations. Washington, DC – The Biden administration has issued new sanctions against Iranian officials over what it called the “violent suppression of protests” following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in Tehran. “The United States condemns the Iranian government’s Internet shutdown and continued violent …

US issues new sanctions on Iran over violent crackdown on protests and internet shutdown
2 years, 2 months ago

US issues new sanctions on Iran over violent crackdown on protests and internet shutdown

CNN  

Washington CNN — The United States issued sanctions on seven senior Iranian officials Thursday over the Iranian government’s violent crackdown on mass protests and restrictions on internet access in the country. President Joe Biden issued a statement Monday promising further costs “on perpetrators of violence against peaceful protestors.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the new US sanctions announced Thursday …

Death of Mahsa Amini | Iran ‘ruthlessly’ suppressing protests: Amnesty
2 years, 2 months ago

Death of Mahsa Amini | Iran ‘ruthlessly’ suppressing protests: Amnesty

The Hindu  

Iran is intentionally using lethal force to crack down on protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, Amnesty International said Friday, adding that without international action more people risk being detained or killed. Its warning came as another rights group said 83 people had been killed in two weeks of protests that started over Amini's death following her …

Biden administration imposes new sanctions on those involved in evading Iran sanctions
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden administration imposes new sanctions on those involved in evading Iran sanctions

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration imposed sanctions Thursday on multiple entities involved in evading sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemicals, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in a statement. The new sanctions come as efforts to restore the Iran nuclear deal have once again stalled, and as the United States remains “concerned about a wide range of Iranian policies, …

US relaxes internet sanctions on Iran in support of protesters
2 years, 3 months ago

US relaxes internet sanctions on Iran in support of protesters

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – The Biden administration has issued a license to relax sanctions on internet services in Iran, saying the move aims to “support the free flow of information” for Iranians amid widespread anti-government protests. “As courageous Iranians take to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, the United States is redoubling its support for the free flow …

US sanctions Iranian morality police after woman’s death
2 years, 3 months ago

US sanctions Iranian morality police after woman’s death

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police and leaders of other government agencies after the death of a woman who’d been detained over an accusation she violated the country’s dress code by wearing her Islamic headgear too loosely. The sanctions come after at least nine protesters have been killed in clashes with Iranian security …

US Imposes Sanctions On Iran's Morality Police After Mahsa Amini's Death
2 years, 3 months ago

US Imposes Sanctions On Iran's Morality Police After Mahsa Amini's Death

ABP News  

New Delhi: Following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in their custody last week, the United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran's morality police, as reported by the news agency AFP. In a statement, the US Treasury Department said it was sanctioning the morality police "for abuse and violence against Iranian women and the violation of the rights of …

Mahsa Amini protests: US sanctions Iran’s ‘morality police’
2 years, 3 months ago

Mahsa Amini protests: US sanctions Iran’s ‘morality police’

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration has sanctioned Iran’s so-called “morality police” for alleged abuses and violence against Iranian women and protesters, as Iranians have taken to the streets over the recent death of a 22-year-old woman after her detention by the police force. On Thursday, the US Department of the Treasury sanctioned the country’s “morality police”, as well as seven leaders of …

Iran confirms first deaths in protests over Mahsa Amini’s death
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran confirms first deaths in protests over Mahsa Amini’s death

Al Jazeera  

Iranian officials said foreign actors are influencing the spreading protests over the death of a young woman. Esmail Zarei Kousha, governor of the northwestern Kurdistan province, told reporters on Tuesday that three people died “suspiciously” during “illegal protests” in recent days, according to state-affiliated media. Families must be careful because “anti-revolutionary” groups wish to use Mahsa Amini’s name as a …

US imposes new Iran sanctions amid efforts to revive nuclear deal
2 years, 5 months ago

US imposes new Iran sanctions amid efforts to revive nuclear deal

Al Jazeera  

US measures targeting Iranian petroleum and petrochemical sales come ahead of Joe Biden’s visit to the region next week. The new measures, revealed on Wednesday, target “an international network of individuals and entities” that the Department of the Treasury said facilitated the sale of US-sanctioned Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products to East Asia. “While the United States is committed to …

Iran sanctions 24 US officials over ‘terrorism’ and rights abuses
2 years, 8 months ago

Iran sanctions 24 US officials over ‘terrorism’ and rights abuses

Al Jazeera  

Iran and the US continue to sanction each other as they engage in talks to restore a 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran, Iran – Iran has added 24 United States officials and people to its blacklist of sanctioned individuals over charges of “terrorism” and violations of human rights of the Iranian people. “The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that the promulgations …

Iran sanctions more US officials over Soleimani assassination
2 years, 11 months ago

Iran sanctions more US officials over Soleimani assassination

Al Jazeera  

In a symbolic move, Iran has added more US officials to a list that already included Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo. US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie, Pentagon officials, and commanders in several US bases across the region are among individuals targeted by the sanctions. A year earlier, Iran had imposed …

US sanctions two Iranian officials for ‘gross rights violations’
3 years, 9 months ago

US sanctions two Iranian officials for ‘gross rights violations’

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration move bars two members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from entering the US. The United States has sanctioned two officials from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for alleged involvement in human rights violations against Iranian political prisoners and protesters. Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the deal in 2018 as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign …

US hits Iran with new sanctions as Pompeo defends strategy
4 years, 1 month ago

US hits Iran with new sanctions as Pompeo defends strategy

Hindustan Times  

The United States hit Iran with new sanctions on Wednesday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the case that undoing the actions of the Trump administration would be foolish and dangerous. Also targeted was Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi, who it said “played a central role in the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses against Iranian citizens.” Many of the …

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