Canada sanctions Iran’s police force, university over protest crackdown
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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced the addition of Iran's Law Enforcement Forces and Al-Mustafa International University to Canada's sanctions list on Monday.
Canada is adding Iran’s national police force and an Iranian international university to its sanctions list as Tehran continues to crack down on weeks of dissent.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced the addition of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces and Al-Mustafa International University to Canada’s sanctions list on Monday.
Joly accused the police force of participating in the lethal suppression and arbitrary detention of Iranian protesters.
Security forces have dispersed gatherings with live ammunition and tear gas over weeks of sustained protests.
At least 270 people have been killed and 14,000 arrested, according to the group Human Rights Activists in Iran.
Demonstrations have continued, even as the feared paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has warned young Iranians to stop.
Joly also accused the Iranian regime of using Al-Mustafa University, which has branches in several countries, to spread its ideology abroad and recruit foreign fighters.
Canada is also adding four individuals, including the police commander of Tehran, to its sanctions list, which now includes 93 people and 179 entities.
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