On Tuesday 11 April, the Council of the EU decided, by written procedure, to extend by a year – until 13 April 2018 – the restrictive measures against Iran in connection with serious human rights violations in the country.
The sanctions against 82 people (including judges, prosecutors, military, police and political figures) and one entity (the Centre for Investigations on Organised Crime) are extended, as is the ban on exporting equipment to Iran that is likely to be used for internal...