:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/45ITDO5AMTJOD722KBR7TQBACA.jpg "Canada has sanctioned some 10,000 officials of Iran’s ‘murderous’ regime and banned them from entering the country")
Canada announced on Friday new sanctions against the “murderous” regime of Iran and entry forbidden “forever” to 10,000 civil servants, including members of the Revolutionary Guardsthe Iranian ideological army.
“It is a measure that has only been used in the most serious circumstances against regimes that commit war crimes or genocide, such as in Bosnia and Rwanda,” the prime minister said. Justin Trudeaureiterating its support for Iranians who have been demonstrating in the streets against the government for three weeks.
Iran is the scene of a wave of protests, led by women, after the death in prison of Mahsa Amini, arrested by the so-called vice police. At least 154 people have been killed since September 16, according to the Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights. The government has acknowledged around 60 dead, including 12 members of the security forces.
“The barbaric Iranian regime must be held accountable, who committed murder and reigned terrordeclared the head of the Canadian government, referring to Tehran’s “irresponsible disregard for human rights”.
“The Iranian regime is repressive, theocratic and misogynisticcommented Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
“We are using the most powerful tools at our disposal to suppress this brutal regime,” Trudeau said at a press conference where he assured that more than 50% of Iranian Revolutionary Guards will be affected by the measure.
In the Islamic Republic, a strict dress code obliges women to wear the Islamic veil. Even high school students take part in the mobilizations in Tehran, which the veils were removed in public and chanted anti-government slogans. The Iranian regime accuses outside forces of fueling the protests, including the United States, its sworn enemy.
In late September, Canada imposed sanctions on a dozen Iranian officials and entities, including the vice squad. Other countries have also taken economic retaliatory measures, such as the United States.
Thousands of Canadians have taken to the streets in recent weeks in a show of solidarity with the protests triggered in Iran by the death of Mahsa Amini.
(With information from AFP)
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