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The UK Government has announced a new wave of sanctions against several high-ranking Iranian officials and entities accused of involvement in serious human rights violations. This move, part of a coordinated international effort to hold the Iranian regime accountable, targets individuals within the country’s judiciary, security forces and transport infrastructure who have been instrumental in enforcing repressive laws and stifling dissent.
Among those designated are five key figures linked to the imposition and enforcement of mandatory hijab laws, which the UK government identifies as a tool of systemic discrimination against women. The sanctioned individuals include Hassan Shahrestani and Ali Salehi, alongside security and metro officials Alireza Adyani, Ali Akbar Javidan and Masoud Dorosti. The Government claims that these individuals have played a direct role in the suppression of fundamental freedoms and the mistreatment of citizens exercising their right to protest.