CANADA: NEW SANCTIONS ON IRAN OVER RIGHTS ABUSES

On 31 October, The Peninsula reported that, on 31 October, Canada announced fresh sanctions against Iran, targeting police and judicial officials over what Ottawa described as rights violations at home and abroad – including a violent crackdown on demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.  The sanctions list includes a police commander, the deputy attorney general and its police force, as well as officials in North Khorasan and Mazandaran provinces.  Al-Mustafa International University was also named. 

https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/10/2022/canada-slaps-new-sanctions-on-iran-over-rights-abuses

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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