As a result of alleged human rights abuses, including the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who passed away while in the custody of Iran’s “morality police,” Canada placed new sanctions on Iran on Monday.
“These sanctions are in response to gross human rights violations that have been committed in Iran, including its systematic persecution of women and in particular, the egregious actions committed by Iran’s so-called ‘Morality Police,’ which led to the death of Mahsa Amini while under their custody,” the Canadian government said in a statement.
The Iranian government’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and ministry of intelligence and security officials were among those who were named in these latest penalties, which drew on Canada’s prior sanctions against Iran.
Canada also imposed sanctions on Iran’s Esmail Khatib, the intelligence minister, Press TV, and the “Morality Police,” which is in charge of enforcing the Islamic Republic’s stringent dress code.
“The continued and systemic persecution of Iranian women must stop,” Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said. “Canada applauds the courage and actions of Iranians and will stand by them as they fight for their rights and dignity.”
The morality police detained Amini on September 13 in Tehran due to his “unsuitable dress.” After going into a coma, she passed away in the hospital three days later.
