Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/721 regarding sanctions measures directed towards person, entities, and bodies engaged in or supportive of serious human rights violations in Iran has been published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the EU. It amends the list of sanctioned parties set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 by removing one individual from the list altogether and replacing the records of 18 persons and three entities.
##### The following person was removed from the list:
(1) Entry 82 – SARAFRAZ Mohammad (Dr.)
##### The records of the following persons were replaced:
(1) Entry 17 – SOLTANI Hodjatoleslam Seyed Mohammad
(2) Entry 19 – JAFARI-DOLATABADI Abbas
(3) Entry 21 – MOHSENI-EJEI Gholam-Hossein
(4) Entry 25 – SALAVATI Abdolghassem
(5) Entry 43 – JAVANI Yadollah
(6) Entry 57 – HAJMOHAM-MADI Aziz (a.k.a. Aziz Hajmohammadi, Noorollah Azizmohammadi)
(7) Entry 58 – BAGHERI Mohammad-Bagher
(8) Entry 60 – HOSSEINI Dr Seyyed Mohammad (a.k.a. HOSSEYNI Dr Seyyed Mohammad; Seyed, Sayyed and Sayyid)
(9) Entry 66 – MIRHEJAZI Ali Ashgar
(10) Entry 69 – MORTAZAVI Seyyed Solat
(11) Entry 77 – JAFARI Reza
(12) Entry 81 – MOUSSAVI Seyed Mohammad Bagher (a.k.a. MOUSAVI Sayed Mohammed Baqir)
(13) Entry 83 – JAFARI Asadollah
(14) Entry 84 – EMADI Hamid Reza (a.k.a. Hamidreza Emadi)
(15) Entry 92 – ASHTARI Hossein
(16) Entry 95 – VASEGHI Leyla (a.k.a. VASEQI Layla, VASEGHI Leila, VASEGHI Layla)
(17) Entry 137 – REZVANI Ali (a.k.a REZWANI Ali)
(18) Entry 142 – BORMAHANI Mohsen (a.ka. BARMAHANI Mohsen)
##### The records of the following entities were replaced:
(1) Entry 2 – Evin Prison
(2) Entry 3 – Fashafouyeh Prison (a.k.a. Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary, Hasanabad-e Qom Prison, Greater Tehran Prison)
(3) Entry 4 – Rajaee Shahr Prison (a.k.a. Rajai Shahr Prison, Rajaishahr, Raja’i Shahr, Reja’i Shahr, Rajayi Shahr, Gorhardasht Prison, Gohar Dasht Prison)
The Council also extended the sanction measures directed towards Iran for another year, as stipulated in Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/727. Please see EventID 20369 in this context for more information.
