Canada Sanctions Iranian Officials, Entities for Suppression Efforts
Canada this week sanctioned two government officials and three entities in Iran for their roles in human rights violations, including efforts to suppress Iranian voices speaking out against the current regime. The designations target Vahid Yaminpour, Iran’s deputy minister of…
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sports and youth, and Mohsen Qomi, a “senior regime insider” and member of the Press Supervisory Board and Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. Canada also sanctioned the 15 Khordad Foundation, an “untaxed revolutionary foundation that enriches Iranian kleptocrats”; the Iran Newspaper, an official “disinformation” publication of Iran; and The Press Supervisory Board, which is used by the Iranian government to “arbitrarily shut down news outlets.” The U.S. sanctioned Qomi in 2020 (see 2001100050) and the 15 Khordad Foundation last year (see 2210280034).