Jalili, Rasool

Person/Entity:
Person
Also Known As:
Jalili, Rasoul
Sanctioned by U.S:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by U.S:
2012-11-08
Sanctioned by EU:
No
Sanctioned by U.K.:
No
Sanctioned by Canada:
No
Sanctioned by Australia:
No
U.S Laws/EOs Sanctioned Under:
EO 13628
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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Description

"As of February 2009, Rasool Jalili was attempting to acquire equipment related to monitoring of SMS traffic from abroad and as of early July 2012, Rasool Jalili was actively assisting the Government of Iran's internet censorship activities and was involved in blocking Iranian citizens' internet access to Facebook, ebay, and YouTube, in addition to other sites. Rasool Jalili also assisted in blocking any website that contained content criticizing the Iranian Government such as independent and international newspapers, blogs, and activist sites. In addition, Rasool Jalili's company, AmnAfzar, provided internet censorship and filtering software to the Government of Iran.
On March 7, 2012, Rasool Jalili was appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran as a member of Iran’s Supreme Council of Virtual Space (AKA Supreme Council of Cyberspace). The Council is charged with establishing a center of national cyberspace to define policy and coordinate and make decisions regarding cyberspace." 1

Sources:

1. https://www.treasury.gov/;

https://www.govinfo.gov/;

https://sgp.fas.org/

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