US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, said today, Monday, that his country will continue to seek with its allies to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations in Iran.
In a statement published by the White House, Sullivan expressed Washington’s concern about reports from Iran about collective arrests, “mock” trials, and death sentences against demonstrators.
“Hundreds of demonstrators who were already killed by the Iranian authorities deserve justice, the human rights violations committed by their government should not pass without consequences,” the statement added.
Earlier this month, Iranian media reported that the death sentence was executed against two people who condemned charges, including “destabilizing security” and killing members of the border guards in Zuhdan in Sistan and Baluchistan in the southeast of the country.
To that, the European Union announced, on Monday, the imposition of sanctions on more Iranian individuals and entities because of what it described as “physical violations” of human rights, against the background of the suppression of protests.
The European Union Council said in a statement that it added 29 individuals and three entities to the list of sanctions, including the Iranian Minister of the Interior and official television in light of their role in the death of the young woman, Muhsa Amini, after her detention and violent dealing with recent demonstrations in Iran.
The European Union’s foreign affairs representative, Josep Borrell, said that the Union condemns what he called “violent, unacceptable repression” of the demonstrators.
“We stand by the Iranian people and support their right to peaceful protest and express their demands and opinions freely. Today we impose additional sanctions on those responsible for the suppression of Iranian demonstrators.
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Later on, Britain announced new sanctions on Iranian officials involved in the suppression of the protesters, including a government minister, because of what it described as a “violent repression of the protests” in the country.
The British Foreign Ministry stated in a statement that the sanctions include the Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Issa Zaraa Pour, and a group of law enforcement officials.
The protests erupted in Iran after the death of Muhsa Amini on September 16, after the ethics police detained it. These protests are one of the most precious challenges facing Iran since the 1979 revolution.
Human Rights Activists News Agency, “Hranna”, said that 336 demonstrators have so far died in the unrest, and nearly 15,000 have been arrested..
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