Last Updated: January 19, 2026
GHEZEL HESAR PRISON
Aliases
GHEZEL HESAR PENITENTIARY; QEZEL HESAR PENITENTIARY
Address
Payam Rd, Mehrshahr, Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran
Official reason
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 ...
Other Information
Date of listing
2024-12-19
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) - Title I
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
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 Co...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3364