Iran summons Australian envoy over sanctions, human rights concerns
Iran summoned Australia’s envoy to the Mideast country to protest the newest spherical of sanctions imposed on Tehran over what Canberra decries as violations of human rights, Iranian state media reported on Thursday.
The report stated Australia’s chargé d’affaires was referred to as in to Iran’s overseas ministry over “interventionist remarks” by Australia and the brand new sanctions which can be focusing on 4 Iranian nationals.
The improvement comes as Iranians are marking on Saturday the primary anniversary of nationwide protests over the country’s mandatory headscarf law. The protests erupted after the Sept. 16 dying of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who was detained by Iran’s morality police allegedly over her headband, or hijab.
The demonstrations have represented one of many largest challenges to Iran’s theocracy because the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A safety drive crackdown that adopted the protests noticed over 500 individuals killed and greater than 22,000 individuals detained.
Iran lodged a proper protest by summoning the Australian ambassador to the Middle East in response to current sanctions imposed on Iran for alleged human rights violations.
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Iran’s government has blamed the West for fomenting the unrest.
Australia on Wednesday imposed monetary sanctions and journey bans on 4 Iranian people and three entities that Canberra stated had been “responsible for the oppression of people in Iran, including women and girls.”
Among these sanctioned are Iran’s cyber police and Press TV, the English-language state TV channel, in addition to Iran’s police spokesman, Saeed Montazer Almehdi.
Iran sometimes summons Western envoys for protests over related remarks.