Canada joins the sanctions against Iran “for serious violations of Human Rights” in the country

Oct. 20 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Canadian government announced this Wednesday additional sanctions on individuals and entities in Iran for being linked to alleged serious and systematic violations of human rights in the country.

“The actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran constitute a serious violation of international peace and security that has resulted or is likely to result in a serious international crisis,” the Canadian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on its website. .

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has maintained that her ministry has sanctioned six people and four institutions, “which are among the worst offenders who have participated in or allowed serious human rights violations in Iran.”

Among the sanctioned institutions are authorities such as the Council of Guardians or the Assembly of Experts, or media outlets such as the Fars agency.

“Canada will continue to support the brave women, youth and citizens of Iran,” Joly said, referring to the case of the young Mahsa Amini, in a message through his profile on the social network Twitter.

The North American country thus joins the package of sanctions approved this week by the European Union against 11 people and four entities responsible for the repression in Iran of the demonstrations for the death in police custody of the young Mahsa Amini, including the head of the Morale Police, Mohamed Rostami.

The foreign ministers of the bloc meeting in Luxembourg approved expanding the existing sanctions for human rights violations in Iran in order to respond to the situation unleashed in the country after the death of the 22-year-old woman arrested for allegedly wearing a bad position the veil, which has led to protests violently repressed by Tehran.