Labour calls for new Iran sanctions amid protests crackdown
David Lammy says ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions should be used against individuals involved in repression
Rishi Sunak’s government should impose new sanctions on those involved in the suppression of protests in Iran, Labour has said.
Foreign secretary David Lammy said so-called Magnitsky sanctions – which target human rights violations – should be used against both individuals and organisations involved in the crackdown.
It comes after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (ISRG) said it had arrested seven individuals allegedly involved in the protests with a “direct link” to Britain, including some who have dual nationality.
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