The wave of violence already leaves 122 dead, 28 of them minors, according to the NGO Iran Human Rights
The European Union intervened this Monday in light of the Iranian regime’s violent crackdown on protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish woman arrested by the moral police for improperly wearing the veil. The bloc’s foreign ministers in Luxembourg have approved sanctions against 11 leaders and four entities responsible for violating the human rights of protesters in a wave of violence that has already left 122 dead, 28 of them minors, according to the NGO Iran Human Rights.
The EU’s “blacklist” includes the head of the moral police, Mohamed Rostami, and the head of the department of this security body, Hajahmad Mirzaei. Both were sanctioned by the United States and Canada last week. The entities extend to the police of the country of the Ayatollahs and several of their local and regional officials for the “ruthless” crackdown on the protests, in addition to Information and Communications Minister Isa Zarepour for his role in the decision of the government to “systematically violate the people’s freedom of opinion and expression by restricting access to the Internet” at the conference. So those on the EU list will not be allowed to enter the Member States and will see their assets in the Union frozen.
The deal was reached last week by EU ambassadors in Brussels and today the measure has been formalized with the publication in the Official Gazette, signed by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell. With this move, the Twenty-seven extends sanctions for human rights violations in Iran to 97 individuals and 8 entities.
Following the announcement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry reiterated that Tehran will respond “proportionally and reciprocally” to the new sanctions. “Most countries that accuse us of violating human rights have committed many crimes against our nation, including imposing sanctions, including pharmaceutical sanctions,” said department spokesman Naser Kanani.
Source: La Verdad
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