Iran announces sanctions against institutions and media based in Europe, including RFI in Persian
On October 17, the European Union adopted sanctions against the morality police and eleven Iranian leaders accusing them of being involved in the suppression of the protest movement which followed the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16.
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The blacklist of Tehran includes NGOs, the Persian versions of Deutsche Welle and RFI, two officials from the German newspaper
Bild
as well as European and French politicians.
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Iran on Wednesday (October 26th) announced sanctions against institutions, individuals and media based in the European Union, in response to the punitive measures recently imposed by the EU against Iranian leaders accused of having suppressed
demonstrations after the death of Mahsa Amini
.
Response to European sanctions
On October 17,
the European Union adopted sanctions against the morality police and eleven Iranian leaders
, including the Minister of Telecommunications, accusing them of being involved in the suppression of the protest movement which followed the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, this young Iranian Kurd who died three days after her arrest in Tehran by the morality police for wearing a veil deemed improper.
In response, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement sanctions against eight institutions and twelve individuals based in Europe for having "
supported terrorist groups
", "
incited violence
" and "
caused riots, violence and terrorist acts
” in Iran.
visa ban
The Iranian blacklist includes The International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ), the International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA), and the Persian versions of Deutsche Welle and Radio France International (RFI).
European and French parliamentarians and politicians and two officials from the German newspaper
Bild
are also among those sanctioned by the Iranian government.
The sanctions include a visa ban and the "
seizure of their property and assets in the territory under the jurisdiction of Iran
", according to the ministry.
On October 19, Iran announced that it had blacklisted British entities and individuals, days after London imposed sanctions on Iranian morality police over the death of Mahsa Amini.
(With AFP)
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