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Penny Wong Targets Russia Over Political Hitjobs And Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ With Sanctions Against 13 Human Rights Violators
- Australia Sanctions Iran After Mahsa Amini’s Death For Avoiding Hijab
- Human rights sanctions imposed on seven Russians over the Alexei Navalny scandal
- More Sanctions Issued Over Iran’s Drone Supply To Russia For Ukraine Invasion
Australia has imposed sanctions against Russia and, for the first time, Iran, for oppression, arms trade and human rights abuses.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced the sanctions on Saturday, adding that Australians “stand by” the citizens of both nations.
The federal government is cracking down on Iran’s morality police and others after the September death in custody of Mahsa ‘Jina’ Amini sparked mass protests.
Australia will impose targeted sanctions on Iran for human rights violations following the death of Ms Amini, who was arrested for not wearing a hijab.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced the sanctions against Russia and Iran on Saturday, adding that Australians “stand by” the citizens of both nations.
The federal government is cracking down on Iran’s morality police and others after the September death in custody of Mahsa Amini (pictured) sparked mass protests.
Nationwide protests erupted in Iran after the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman died on September 16 while in the custody of the state’s Morality Police.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected Western criticism of rights abuses during the government’s crackdown on protesters for meddling in Iran’s internal affairs and violating international law.
Ms Wong announced that Australia will impose human rights sanctions on Iran’s Morality Police, the Basij Resistance Force and six Iranian individuals involved in the violent crackdown on protesters.
Australia has also announced that it will impose human rights sanctions on seven Russian individuals involved in the assassination attempt on former opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Australia will also impose human rights sanctions on seven Russians involved in the assassination attempt on former opposition leader Alexei Navalny. In the image, Vladimir Putin.
Australia will impose human rights sanctions on Iran’s morale police, the Basij Resistance Force and six Iranian individuals involved in the violent crackdown on protesters. In the image, the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei.
In addition, the government has joined international efforts to impose financial sanctions on three Iranians and a company linked to the design, development and supply of drones to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
They include three Iranian generals, Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Saeed Aghajani and Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and the aerospace company Shahed Aviation Industries.
“Australia stands with the people of Ukraine and the people of Iran,” Senator Wong said in a joint statement with Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts.
“We use all the strategies at our disposal to defend human rights, from dialogue and diplomacy to sanctions, in line with our values and interests.”
In all, the Magnitsky-style sanctions announced Saturday will apply to 13 individuals and two entities.
The protests in Iran potentially pose one of the biggest challenges to theocratic rule in the country since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.