Shafaq News – Brussels/Tehran
On Monday, the European Council imposed sanctions on eightindividuals and one entity over what it described as “serious human rightsviolations” linked to Iran, including “extrajudicial killings, enforceddisappearances, and transnational repression” targeting dissidents beyond itsborders.
In a statement, the Council said the sanctioned parties wereresponsible for “grave abuses” committed on behalf of Iranian state bodiesabroad, particularly against individuals who voiced criticism of the IslamicRepublic’s policies. The measures were enacted under the EU Global Human RightsSanctions Regime.
At the center of the sanctions is the Zindashti Network, whichthe EU identified as a “criminal organization connected to Iran’s Ministry ofIntelligence and Security (MOIS).” The group is accused of orchestrating“multiple acts of transnational repression,” including the assassination ofIranian dissidents abroad—some reportedly carried out within EU territory.
Sanctioned individuals include Naji IbrahimSharifi-Zindashti, labeled by the EU as an “Iranian narcotics trafficker andorganized crime boss,” and head of the Zindashti Network. His allegedaccomplices — Abdulvahap Kocak, Ali Esfanjani, Ali Kocak, Ekrem Oztunc, andNihat Asan — were cited for their involvement in the killings of Iraniandissident Mas’ud Molavi Vardanjani and Saeed Karimian, the owner ofPersian-language broadcaster Gem TV.
The EU also listed Mohammed Ansari, Commander of Unit 840 ofthe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, accusing him of“ordering the assassination of journalists critical of the Islamic Republic.”Additionally, Reza Hamidiravari, an intelligence officer with the MOIS, wassanctioned for “overseeing Naji Zindashti’s MOIS-directed operations.”
Those named are now subject to an asset freeze, aprohibition on making funds or economic resources available to them directly orindirectly, and a travel ban within the European Union.
The Council reaffirmed its alarm over Iran’s alleged use of“proxy agents, including organized crime networks,” to intimidate or eliminatecritics abroad.
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