Canada Announces New Iran Designations
Canada last week sanctioned six people and four entities for their involvement in human rights violations in Iran. Among the designations are the Guardian Council, an entity that blocks meaningful participation in Iran’s elections; the Assembly of Experts, an entity…
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that has neglected to uphold certain “constitutional provisions”; and the Expediency Discernment Council, an entity that “upholds laws that systematically violate the human rights of Iranians.” Others sanctioned include Deputy Interior Minister Seyyed Majid Mirahmadi, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official Mohammad Karami and Ezzatollah Zarghami, former leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation.