The Council of the European Union decided on Monday 22 May to impose restrictive measures on five individuals and two entities who are responsible for human rights violations in Iran.
These include the commander of Iran’s law enforcement agencies, Salman Adinehvand, the secretary of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace of Iran, Seyyed Mohammad Amin Aghamiri, the spokesperson of the Iranian Police, Saeed Montazer Al-Mahdi, and Sirjan prosecutor Mohsen Nikvarz.
The two entities concerned are the branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operating on university campuses and the entity responsible for managing the investments of the IRGC.
A total of 216 individuals and 37 entities are now subject to a freeze on assets, a ban on entering the EU and a prohibition on making funds or economic resources available to those individuals who are listed.
The EU is calling on Iran to end the death penalty against those people who are protesting against the crackdown in the country.
More info: https://aeur.eu/f/706 (MB)