Canada will impose sanctions against a dozen Iranian officials and entities including the morality police after the deadly crackdown on protests in recent days following the death of young Mahsa Amini, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday. .
“We are going to apply sanctions against dozens of people and entities, including the so-called Iranian morality police”, explained, during a press conference, the head of the government, who says “alongside” Iranian women.
“We join our voices, the voices of all Canadians, to the millions around the world who demand that the Iranian government listen to its people, end its crackdown on freedoms and rights, and let women and all Iranians live their lives. life and express themselves peacefully,” he added.
At the same time at the UN General Assembly, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly also gave her support to the Iranian women. “Women protesting the death of Mahsa Amini are met with arrests and bullets. We salute their courage and join them in sending a strong message: women’s rights are human rights,” she said.
According to a non-detailed official report, including demonstrators and police, 41 people have been killed since the beginning of the protest movement against the death of a young woman detained by the morality police ten days ago. And more than 1,200 people, mostly in northern Iran, have been arrested.
The young Mahsa Amini had been apprehended in Tehran for “inappropriate wearing of clothes”. In the Islamic Republic, the dress code for women is strict, in particular that requiring the wearing of the Islamic veil.
The protest movement has spread to several cities in the country, where demonstrators have shouted anti-government slogans, according to local media.