The Australian government has blasted the Iranian regime for using capital punishment to 'intimidate and silence citizens', but the Coalition is calling on Labor to do more.
Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the government would continute to"advocate" for those facing"shameful" state-sanctioned killings.
The Iranian protests that began last September have been described as the"most well-organised" and"most sustained" anti-government since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Picture: Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The Albanese Government has already imposed Magnitsky-style sanctions on 13 individuals and two entities.
We will continue to advocate for Iranians facing the death penalty for exercising their right to protest.But the Coalition has called for the government to go further and list Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.Claire Chandler said
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