UK supported and joined Canada sanctions against Russia and Iran
2022.12.09 05:41
UK supported and joined Canada sanctions against Russia and Iran
Budrigannews.com – On Friday, Britain announced sanctions against 30 individuals worldwide, including officials from Russia and Iran, focusing on those it believes are responsible for acts of torture, sexual violence, and the violent suppression of street protests.
The move was made the same day that France announced plans to impose new sanctions on Iran by the European Union for violating human rights in its security crackdown on popular unrest there and for providing drones to Russia prior to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
To commemorate both Global Human Rights Day and International Anti-Corruption Day, the British government claimed that its sanctions were coordinated with partners around the world. They included people who were involved in things like torturing prisoners and mobilizing troops to rape civilians.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stated in a statement, “Today our sanctions go further to expose those behind the heinous violations of our most fundamental rights.”
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For his role as commander of the 90th Tank Division, which has been involved in combat since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, Russian Colonel Ramil Rakhmatulovich Ibatullin was among those sanctioned.
According to the government, a senior lieutenant who was convicted of sexual abuse during the conflict in Ukraine was among the numerous allegations leveled against current members of the 90th Tank Division.
Russia, which has said it is leading a “extraordinary military activity” in Ukraine to take out dangers to its security, has denied carrying out atrocities or focusing on regular people.
Ten Iranian officials with connections to Iran’s prison systems were also sanctioned by Britain. This included six individuals associated with the Revolutionary Courts, which have been in charge of prosecuting protesters with sentences ranging from the death penalty to life in prison.
One of the greatest challenges to the Islamic Republic since its establishment in 1979 has been the nationwide protests that erupted following the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while she was being held by the police on September 16.
The former directors of Evin prison in Tehran, Ali Cheharmahali and Gholamreza Ziyayi, were sanctioned by the British government. The British government said that Evin prison was known for mistreating Iranian and foreign prisoners.
According to the foreign office, the most that Britain has ever imposed in a single package was 11 countries across seven sanctions regimes.
Additionally, Britain sanctioned individuals in Myanmar’s military that it claimed were involved in committing rape, torture, and massacres.
Britain sanctioned Myanmar’s Office of the Chief of Military and Security Affairs, which it claimed had engaged in torture, including rape and sexual violence, since the military coup of last year.
