On Friday 15 September, the Council of the European Union imposed a tenth set of restrictive measures against four individuals and six entities responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.
This adoption comes on the eve of the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s murder, on 16 September 2022, while she was in the custody of the Iranian morality police.
In a statement issued to mark the anniversary, the EU, through its High Representative Josep Borrell, reiterated its support for the fundamental rights and aspirations of Iranian women and men. He also warns that the EU will continue to hold the perpetrators of violence and human rights violations to account.
The people sanctioned are the Deputy to the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Imam Ali Central Security Headquarters and the police commanders of the Mazandaran and Fars Provinces.
Kachui prison and its director; the prisons of Sanandaj, Zahedan and Isfshan; as well as Tasnim News agency together with the Supreme Council of Cyberspace are also subject to measures.
The restrictive measures now apply to 227 individuals and 43 entities.
See the legal act relating to sanctions: https://aeur.eu/f/8ll
See the EU statement: https://aeur.eu/f/8lh (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)