EU sanctions on 9 Iranian entities, including defence minister
EU diplomats announced that nine Iranian entities, including Iranian Defence Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, have agreed to be placed on a sanctions list for supplying Russia with drones used by Moscow in its war against Ukraine. The agreement, called COREPER, was signed in Brussels between the ambassadors of EU governments and will be made public after […]
Sanctions from Japan and South Korea for inter-Korean-Russian arms trade
Japan and South Korea announced separate sanctions packages targeting companies, ships or individuals allegedly supplying North Korean weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine in violation of UN resolutions. South Korea has accused Pyongyang of sending thousands of containers of munitions to Russia, while experts have suggested that Pyongyang’s recent tests could be weapons intended […]
China sanctions US companies and executives for Russia and Taiwan
China sanctions 12 defence-related US companies and 10 executives over arms sales to Taiwan and in retaliation for previous US sanctions against Chinese companies linked to Russia China announced sanctions against 12 US defence companies and 10 executives for arms sales to Taiwan in retaliation for US sanctions. The organisations in question include units of […]
Ofcom Sanctions Procedure against GB News for Rishi Sunak ‘Public Forum’
Ofcom has initiated proceedings to sanction GB News following a “serious and repeated” breach of the rules in the People’s Forum programme in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak answered questions from viewers live on air. Ofcom’s statement said that GB News had failed to maintain impartiality, that the right-leaning news network had repeatedly breached the […]
President Biden Should Oppose US Sanctions Against the ICC
121 human rights and civil society groups sent a letter to US President Joe Biden urging him to reject threats and calls for punitive action against the International Criminal Court (ICC). On 20 May, the ICC prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders and two senior Israeli officials. Some members […]