The anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s arrest death by Iran’s morals police has prompted fresh sanctions by Australia on Iranian officials.
Australia has slapped a fresh wave of sanctions on Iranian officials, including the Middle East country’s so-called morality police, cyber officers and broadcasters for the efforts to quell dissent against the hardline Islamic regime., 22, by Iran’s morality police for failing to wear a hijab in Tehran.
Senator Wong said four Iranian officials and three organisations would have travel bans and financial sanctions imposed on them, joining 27 people linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp who hadThe officials are police spokesman Saeed Montazer Al-Mahdi, who has threatened women with arrest for breaching the compulsory veiling laws; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reporters Ameneh Sadat Zabihpour Ahmadi and Ali Rezvani, who have played key roles in broadcasting coerced confessions...
This round of penalties is the first after the Albanese government expanded its framework in July to allow people involved in oppressing women and girls to be specifically sanctioned. “Australia stands in solidarity with the people of Iran, especially the courageous women and girls who continue to demonstrate immense bravery in the face of ongoing repression.”
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