Australia Places Sanctions on 5 Iranians, 2 Years After Woman’s Death

Published on September 15, 2024

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has sanctioned five Iranian individuals the government says have been complicit in violent repressions of protest in Iran. Wong has used Magnitsky-style laws, which were adopted in Australia in 2021. Going against individuals, rather than nations, the sanctions are aimed at serious human rights offenders. The Autonomous Sanctions Amendment (Thematic Sanctions) Bill 2021 prevents serious offenders from seeking safe haven in foreign countries, for their family members, or for their assets. Wong announced the move on Sept. 16, the second anniversary of the incarceration and death in custody of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 23-year-old Iranian woman arrested in Tehran for opposing mandatory hijab laws....

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