Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Rafiq SHAQLAWAY
Aliases
Rafiq SCHWAN; Rafiq SHAQLAWAYE; Rafiq SHAQLAWAYI
Nationality
Iraq
Official reason
Rafiq SHAQLAWAY ("SHAQLAWAY") is an involved person under the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 (“the Regulations”) as he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling, the unlawful arrival in a country of a person who is not a national of that country or permanently resident ...
Date of listing
2025-07-23
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025
Regime
UK horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans
Official Information
The global irregular migration and trafficking in persons sanctions (GIM) regime was established on 23 July 2025 via the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025. The primary legislation underpinning the Regulations is the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The sanctions regime allows the UK gover...
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