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<p>Whilst the UK Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review,
we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered
for proscription.</p><p>The death of Mahsa Amini is a shocking reminder of the repression
faced by women in Iran. The UK condemns the Iranian authorities’ crackdown on protestors,
journalists and internet freedom. The use of violence in response to the expression
of fundamental rights, by women or any other members of Iranian society, is wholly
unjustifiable.</p><p>On the 10<sup>th</sup> October, the Foreign, Commonwealth and
Development Office announced sanctions on senior security and political figures in
Iran and the Morality Police. The Morality Police has been sanctioned in its entirety,
as well as both its chief, Mohammed Rostami Cheshmeh Gachi and the Head of the Tehran
Division Haj Ahmed Mirzaei. Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps’ Basij force, who is responsible for internal security in Iran has also
been subject to sanctions for committing serious human rights violations.</p>
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