Germany and five other EU countries are proposing new sanctions against Iranian officials. Specifically, it is about 16 people or institutions from the “Iranian repressive apparatus” and “political representatives”. A decision could be made in two weeks.
In view of Iran’s violent action against the protests after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, Germany and other EU countries are preparing sanctions against Iran, according to a media report. The German government, together with France, Denmark, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic, has submitted proposals for new EU sanctions against Iran, the “Spiegel” reported, citing diplomatic circles.
According to this, a total of 16 people, organizations or institutions should fall under the sanctions. It is primarily about “representatives of the Iranian repressive apparatus” and “political representatives”, as the “Spiegel” further reported. Germany and the other countries involved want the foreign ministers of the 27 EU countries to decide on new sanctions at their meeting on October 17 in Luxembourg. Resistance from other EU countries is not expected.
After the death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody, numerous people in Iran protested. Security forces sometimes used violence against the protesters. At least 92 people have been killed in Iran since the protests began around two weeks ago, according to the Oslo-based human rights organization Iran Human Rights (IHR).
The young Kurdish woman Amini was arrested by the Morality Police in Tehran on September 13, apparently because she was not wearing the Islamic headscarf in accordance with the rules. After her arrest, Amini collapsed under mysterious circumstances at the police station and was pronounced dead at the hospital three days later. According to activists, she was beaten by the police and died as a result.
