Proposed sanctions target 16 people, organizations and institutions primary responsible for the clampdown on protests
\nBERLIN
\nGermany, France, Denmark, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic have submitted proposals for new European Union sanctions against Iran for suppressing protests over women\u2019s rights, Spiegel magazine reported on Monday, citing sources.
\nThe proposed sanctions target 16 people, organizations and institutions primary responsible for the clampdown on nationwide protests that were ignited by the death in custody of a young woman, Spiegel added.
\nThose proposing the sanctions are aiming for the EU foreign ministers to decide on them at their meeting on Oct. 17, with no resistance expected from the members of the bloc.
\nGermany\u2019s foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that Tehran\u2019s suppression of protests was \u201can expression of sheer fear of education and the power of freedom\u201d and promised sanctions.
\n\u201cIt is also difficult to bear that our foreign policy options are limited. But we can amplify their voice, create publicity, bring charges and sanction. And that we are doing,\u201d Baerbock tweeted.
\nThe anti-government protests, which began at 22-year-old Mahsa Amini\u2019s funeral on Sept. 17 in the Kurdish town of Saqez, have spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran\u2019s authorities in years, with many calling for the end of more than four decades of Islamic clerical rule.
\nIran Human Rights, a Norway-based group, has said more than 100 people have been killed. Iranian authorities have not given a death toll, while saying many members of the security forces have been killed by \u201crioters and thugs backed by foreign foes\u201d.
\nLast week state television said 41 had died, including members of the security forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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