Azadi, Ali

Person/Entity:
Person
Sanctioned by U.S:
No
Sanctioned by EU:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by EU:
2022-10-17
Sanctioned by U.K.:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by U.K.:
2022-11-14
Sanctioned by Canada:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by Canada:
2022-11-10
Sanctioned by Australia:
No
U.S Laws/EOs Sanctioned Under:
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EU Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
Decision 2011/235/CFSP and Regulation No 359/2011
U.K. Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Canadian Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations
Australian Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
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Description

"Second Brigadier General Ali Azadi has been the head of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) in Kurdistan since 2019. During the repression of the September 2022 protests, forces under his command in Kurdistan shot protesters and killed and injured multiple people. He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran."1

"Ali AZADI is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because: he is and has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, namely being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for and promoting serious violations with respect to the right to life and the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Iran in his role as the provincial chief of Kurdistan Governor and in the suppression of protests."2

"[C]ommander of law enforcement forces in Iran’s Kurdistan province."3 

Sources: 

1. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.LI.2022.269.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2022%3A269I%3ATOC  

2. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1117167/Notice_Iran__Human_Rights__141122.pdf

3. https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/11/canada-further-sanctions-iranian-regime.html

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