Iranians demonstration to require justice and highlight the death of Mahsa Amini, who was jailed by morality cops and consequently passed away in healthcare facility in Tehran under suspicious scenarios.
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The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions versus Iranian leaders over the death of 22- year-old Mahsa Amini and violent crackdown on tranquil protesters.
The sanctions followed weeks of demonstration following Amini’s death onSept 16. The Kurdish-Iranian female passed away of an obvious brain hemorrhage in the custody of Iran’s Morality Police for supposedly using her hijab too loosely. Police have actually closed down web access to social networks and utilized deadly force to attempt to suppress presentations throughout the nation, according toTreasury
“The rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly are vital to guaranteeing individual liberty and dignity,” Treasury Under Secretary Brian Nelson stated in a declaration. “The United States condemns the Iranian government’s Internet shutdown and continued violent suppression of peaceful protest and will not hesitate to target those who direct and support such actions.”
Treasury approved 7 senior leaders in Iran’s federal government and security device for human rights abuses:
- Ahmad Vahid, Iran’s Minister of the Interior who preserves oversight over all Law Enforcement Forces released to suppress the demonstrations
- Eisa Zarepour, the Minister of Communications
- Hossein Sajedinia, the Deputy Operations Commander of the Law Enforcement Forces
- Yadollah Javani, the Deputy Political Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Vahid Mohammad Naser Majid, the head of the Iranian Cyber Police
- Hossein Nejat, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leader and close partner of Iran’s Supreme Leader
- Hossein Rahimi is Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces cops chief in Tehran, who supervises much of the Morality Police’s hijab compliance enforcement in the capital
Access to any residential or commercial property coming from the people on U.S. soil will be obstructed as an outcome of the sanctions.
The Treasury formerly approved Iran’s Morality Police, its senior management, and other senior leaders of Iran’s security companies onSept 22.
