Australia imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and 13 Russians and Iranians
by Tory Shepherd from World news | The Guardian on (#66PN9)
Penny Wong announces Magnitsky-style sanctions to punish Iran's violent crackdown on protesters and Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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The Australian government will use human rights sanctions to punish egregious human rights violations and abuses" by Iranian and Russian perpetrators.
The Australian foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, announced the Magnitsky-style sanctions (named for the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison after exposing corruption in Russia) have been imposed on 13 Russian and Iranian individuals.
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