Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Monday, 10 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 October 2022. It was answered by Gillian Keegan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 October 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Mahsa Amini
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to impose sanctions against Iranian government officials for that government's reaction to the protestsin that country following the death of Mahsa Amini.
- Answer
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The UK has over 200 sanctions designations in place against Iran in relation to human rights, nuclear proliferation and terrorism. On 10 October, the UK used the dedicated Iran Human Rights sanctions regime to designate the so-called Morality Police, two of its leaders and five others for serious human rights violations. This brings the total to 85 individuals and two entities sanctioned under that regime. It is longstanding practice not to speculate on future sanctions designations, as to do so could reduce the impact of the designations. A full list is available on the UK Sanctions List.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-sanctions-on-iran-relating-to-human-rights
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 59522
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Demonstrations Sanctions Civil disorder Iran Amini, Mahsa
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- 2022-10-19 18:15:35 +0100
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