Payam Rd, Mehrshahr, Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran

GHEZEL HESAR PRISON has been determined by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 106 of CAATSA to be responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, namely cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment committed against individuals in Iran who seek to exercise their internationally recognized human right of freedom of expression. Accordingly, Ghezel Hesar Prison is being listed by the Department of State and designated by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) pursuant to section 106 of CAATSA.

https://2021-2025.state.gov/sanctioning-entities-engaged-in-transporting-iranian-oil-and-violations-of-human-rights/

2024-12-19

US

Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) - Title I

OFAC country specific

Iran

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry

Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017. This bill directs the President to impose sanctions against: (1) Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, (2) the sale or transfer to Iran of military equipment or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, and (3) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated foreign persons. The President may impose sanctions against persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in Iran. The President may temporarily waive the imposition or continuation of sanctions under specified circumstances.

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