Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Position
LEF Commander for Kermanshah Province
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1967-03-21
Address
Iran
Official reason
Today’s action targets Ali Akbar Javidan (Javidan), the Law Enforcement Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (LEF) commander in Iran’s Kermanshah Province who has direct oversight over forces that have killed protesters, including children and the elderly. The LEF was designated in 2011 pursuant to E.O. 13553, an Iran human rights authority, for ...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1155
Date of listing
2022-12-09
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
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Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441
Official Information
On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...
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