UK to launch world first sanctions regime to snare people smugglers travelling upstream
The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations. In a major speech, the Foreign Secretary reveal plans to bring forward legislation for a new sanctions regime targeting irregular migration and organised immigration crime to secure UK borders in a decade […]
Japan expands sanctions list against Russia
The Japanese government announced in a statement that Japan has expanded its sanctions list against Russia and will impose sanctions on 11 individuals, 29 organisations and 3 banks in Russia. Japan’s measures against financial institutions will take effect on 9 February. The sanctions also include a North Korean individual and a Georgian bank for the […]
Additional sanctions from USA to Russia
On 10 January, the United States sanctioned major targets in Russia’s energy sector, the primary source of revenue fueling Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Department of State is imposing sanctions on nearly 80 individuals and entities. Concurrently, the Department of the Treasury is designating more than 150 individuals and entities and individuals and identifying 183 […]
Chinese Supplier Wison is sanctioned for Illicit Delivery of a Power Plant to Arctic LNG2
As part of a massive sanctions package days before the end of the Joe Biden administration, the U.S. blocked a key Chinese technology provider, Zhoushan Wison Offshore and Marine. The company had been the focus of a HNN investigation in October 2024. Three months after HNN uncovered an elaborate scheme to deliver a Chinese power […]
US sanctions Hungarian Antal Rogan over alleged corruption
The US imposed sanctions on Antal Rogan, a senior Hungarian official, on Tuesday, citing his alleged involvement in systemic corruption. Rogan, a prominent member of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government and head of the Cabinet Office, is accused of orchestrating schemes to misappropriate public resources and enrich himself and his political allies. According to the […]