Women carry flags and pictures during a protest over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in Iran, in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria Sep. 26, 2022. (Credit: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman)
OTTAWA, Canada — Canada announced sanctions against Iranian officials on Monday over the Islamic Republic’s lethal crackdown on protests in the country.
The protests, sparked by the death of a young Kurish woman in the custody of Iran's morality police, are the largest anti-government demonstrations to sweep the country since 2019.
“We will implement sanctions on dozens of individuals and entities, including Iran’s so-called morality police,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a news conference.
“We join our voices, the voices of all Canadians, to the millions of people around the world demanding that the Iranian government listen to their people, end their repression of freedoms and rights and let women and all Iranians live their lives and express themselves peacefully.”