EU endorses sanctions against Iranian Revolutionary Guard investments

The European Union on Monday sanctioned five Iranians and the foundation in charge of managing the investments of the Revolutionary Guards for their participation in the repression of the protests that Iran has been experiencing since the death of young Mahsa Amini.

EU Foreign Ministers approved the eighth package of sanctions against Iran since the demonstrations erupted last September, and this time they have included the Revolutionary Guards' foundation on the list because they consider it "responsible for financing the brutal repression carried out by the regime".

Among those sanctioned is also Salman Adinehvand, commander of the Tehran Police's Disciplinary Force's relief unit for being "directly responsible for the violent repression of the protests".

The EU has also listed Sirjan Prosecutor General Mohsen Nikwarz for being "personally responsible" for the arrest of lawyer Maryam Arvin, who defended several protesters and who died as a result of torture in prison.
 
The five people sanctioned also include the secretary of the Supreme Council for Cyberspace of Iran, Seyyed Mohammad Amin Aghamiri, because the agency "has used digital technology to spy on and harass journalists and regime dissidents" and has blocked internet platforms used by protesters.
 
The EU has also sanctioned the Basij Student Organisation because its members fired on students in autumn 2022.
 
In total, the EU has already sanctioned 216 individuals and 37 entities, banning them from entering EU countries and freezing their property and assets in the EU club.