The State Department this week published its 2021 Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Annual Report in the Federal Register, detailing the “significant action” the agency took to impose Magnitsky sanctions that year, which included 176 foreign person designations. The report lists each of the designations, including why they were designated.

The U.S. and the U.K. this week announced sanctions against people and entities in Syria and Lebanon supporting the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria and the production and export of Captagon, a “dangerous amphetamine,” the Office of Foreign Assets Control said.

The U.S. last week sanctioned two people and six entities linked to Myanmar’s military regime and issued a new alert to warn companies about the risks of providing jet fuel to the country’s military.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control last week issued new sanctions against three entities, nine people and one aircraft in Belarus for the country's suppression of pro-democracy protests following its "fraudulent" 2020 presidential elections.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week published in the Federal Register a previously issued general license under its Syrian Sanctions Regulations. The notice includes the full text of the license.

The number of ships carrying sanctioned fuel has increased in recent years, creating a “shadow” fleet of tankers that operate without insurance or oversight, Reuters reported March 23. Industry observers fear the rise in shadow vessels could “undermine decades-long industry efforts to increase shipping safety,” particularly as more vessels turn to carrying sanctioned Russian and Iranian energy shipments. The report tracked at least eight groundings, collisions or near misses involving tankers carrying sanctioned energy products last year, adding that the shadow fleet is estimated to include at least 400 to 600 ships, about a fifth of the total global crude oil tanker fleet.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned four entities and three people in Iran and Turkey for procuring equipment for Iran’s drone and weapons programs. The designations target Farazan Industrial Engineering, a company that has tried to buy tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of European turbine engines for Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles, and its managing director Amanallah Paidar. Also sanctioned were Iran’s Defense Technology and Science Research Center; Murat Bukey, a procurement agent; Ozone Havacilik Ve Savunma Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, which facilitates Bukey’s business with Iran; Asghar Mahmoudi, who has provided marine electronics to Iran; and Selin Technic, used as a front company by Mahmoudi.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week published a previously issued Russia sanctions determination and general licenses. One notice includes a previously issued Russia-related sector determination published under April 15, 2021, executive order, and the others include previously issued general licenses under the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations.

The U.N. Security Council last week revised 102 entries on its ISIL (Da’esh) and al-Qaida sanctions list. The changes include “technical amendments” to each entry, the council said.

Canada this month banned imports of aluminum and steel products from Russia, including railway track construction materials, cast iron tubes and pipes, iron and steel sheet piling and more. Canada has imposed a range of sanctions and import restrictions against Russia since it invaded Ukraine, including prohibitions on Russia’s oil, gas and chemical sectors (see 2207110008).