Brussels (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – March 17, 2026 AD) Council European Union today, He walks Security Council Resolution 16 decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 16 individuals and 3 entities responsible for serious human rights violations in the country. Iran.
Today’s lists target a variety of individuals and entities that played a major role in suppressing street protests January 2026, which resulted in thousands of civilian casualties.
The Council imposes sanctions on IranDeputy Minister of Interior for security and law enforcement, as well as several local commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directly involved in the violent crackdown on the protests.
In addition, the Council included the body responsible for coordination between the IRGC and the Basij Tehranand the Imam Reza Corps, the local branch of the IRGC in Khorasan Razavi Province, where the crackdown on protests has been particularly brutal.
Moreover, the Council published today Names Members of the judiciary who participated in the trials of peaceful demonstrators, civil and social activists, including slimHuman rights activists, as well as journalists and political activists who criticize the authorities. Some of these individuals are responsible for extracting forced confessions, violating fair trial guarantees, and handing out harsh sentences against peaceful activists.
The list includes the head of the prisons, security and educational measures IranDuring his term, serious human rights violations in Iranian prisons were documented.
These violations include torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including executions of juvenile offenders, arbitrary detention and physical abuse of political opponents and individuals belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, and cases of sexual violence and coercion against female prisoners.
Sanctions are also imposed on Naji Research and Development Company a company (NRDC), an Iranian IT services and consulting company a company Responsible for developing “Al Nazer” mobile The application is used by Iranian law enforcement forces as a surveillance tool to monitor and monitor citizens, on top of… Tehran Saber policewhich plays a major role in Internet Filtering, monitoring and controlling Social media Content, and unfair prosecution of citizens in relation to digital content.
Restrictive measures under the regime apply to serious human rights violations Iran It now applies to 263 individuals and 53 entities. These measures consist of freezing assets, a He travels Imposing an EU embargo and prohibiting the provision of funds or economic resources to those on the list. Ban on exports to Iran Equipment that can be used for internal suppression and communications monitoring equipment is also available.
The relevant legal measures have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.