US EditionEU targets Iranian prison and justice officials over arrests of its citizens
- The European Union imposed sanctions on seven Iranian prison and justice officials for detaining their citizens on politically motivated grounds.
- Asset freezes and travel bans target officials connected to human rights violations, including Hedayatollah Farzadi of Evin Prison.
- The EU claims that detainees face degrading conditions and lack access to fair trials.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned Iran's actions as a state policy of hostage-taking.
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Uncle of Jina Mahsa Amini imprisoned
Sefa Eyli, uncle of Jina Amini, who was murdered in 2022 after being detained by Iran's morality police in Tehran, was remanded in custody. Eyli was reportedly transferred to Saqqez Prison for the execution of his sentence without any notification. Sefa Eyli was detained in a raid on his house in 2023, on the anniversary of Jina Amini’s death, and was released after a while. He was later sentenced to 5 years, 4 months and 17 days in prison by th…
The European Union has imposed sanctions on officials and bodies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is the reason for a "state-sponsored hostage-taking".
EU ministers adopt Iran sanctions over citizen detentions
European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organisations over the detention of EU citizens, which the bloc calls a policy of state-sponsored hostage-taking, diplomats said.
Directors Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeh, whose last film was hailed by critics in France, were targeted by a procedure for "propaganda against the regime", and "obscenity".
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