Abbaszadeh, Heidar

Person/Entity:
Person
Sanctioned by U.S:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by U.S:
2020-11-18
Sanctioned by EU:
No
Sanctioned by U.K.:
No
Sanctioned by Canada:
No
Sanctioned by Australia:
No
U.S Laws/EOs Sanctioned Under:
Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2020
EU Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
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U.K. Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
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Canadian Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
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Australian Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
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Description

"IRGC Brigadier General... for [his] involvement, by operation of command responsibility, in gross violations of human rights, namely the flagrant denial of the right to life. [He was] involved in the killing of nearly 150 individuals in the city of Mahshahr as part of the Iranian regime’s crackdown on the November 2019 protests." 1

Source:

1. https://home.treasury.gov/

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