Iran’s National Police Force and the Al-Mustafa International University have been added to Canada’s sanctions list, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has announced.
In a statement, Joly accused the police force of participating in the lethal suppression and arbitrary detention of Iranian protesters.
It is the fourth package of sanctions it has implemented for alleged human rights violations in that country.
She also accused the Iranian regime of using the university, which has branches in several countries, to spread its ideology abroad and recruit foreign fighters.
“The Iranian people, including women and youths, are risking their lives because they have endured for far too long a regime that has repressed and violated their humanity,” Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement.
“Canada will continue to support the Iranian people as they courageously demand a better future,” Joly said.
Canada is also adding four individuals, including the police commander of Tehran, to its sanctions list, which now includes 93 people and 179 entities.
Canada has been carrying out a series of sanctions against Iran over alleged human rights abuses, including the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died while in custody of Iran’s morality police.
Iranian authorities say they will hold public trials for 1,000 people over the protests that have convulsed the country for weeks.
