“Today, the Council decided to add 18 individuals and 19 entities to the list of those subject to restrictive measures in the context of the existing Iran human rights sanctions regime. This is in view of their role in the widespread and disproportionate use of force against non-violent protestors following the death of Mahsa Amini,” European Council said in a statement.

Among the persons enlisted are representatives of the government and the Iranian parliament (Majles), important political and media figures, as well as high-ranking members of the Iranian security forces, including of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

According to the statement, a total of 164 individuals and 31 entities have so far been targeted by the EU’s restrictive measures.

They consist of an asset freeze, a travel ban to the EU, and a prohibition to make funds or economic resources available to those listed.

The bloc also urged the Iranian authorities “to stop the violent crackdown against peaceful protests, cease their resort to arbitrary detentions as a means of silencing critical voices, and release all those illegally detained.” (ILKHA)