Jun 02 U.S. sanctions Iranian technology firm for helping government censor internet By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Internet disruptions were instituted after homegrown anger over the September death of Masha Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman detained by the country's morality police, led to large-scale protests. Continue reading
May 19 How effective will a new round of sanctions be in stopping Russia's invasion of Ukraine? By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The latest sanctions target hundreds of people and firms — including those helping Moscow evade existing sanctions. They also target new sectors of Russia's economy. Continue reading
May 04 Biden issues order setting path for sanctions in Sudan By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed an executive order setting the path to sanction individuals involved in the recent violence in Sudan that's left hundreds dead and thrown the African nation into chaos. Continue reading
Apr 07 China sanctions Reagan library, others over Taiwanese President Tsai's U.S. trip By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China is imposing sanctions against the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other U.S.- and Asian-based organizations in retaliation for the closely watched meeting this week between the U.S. House speaker and Taiwan's president. Continue reading
Mar 24 U.S. sanctions Belarus election officials, President Lukashenko's plane By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, intensified his repression after a wave of protests in 2020 following a presidential election that the West and Belarus’ opposition denounced as a sham. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 8:40 American company accused of violating sanctions, doing business with Russian arms industry By Simon Ostrovsky Russia's economy depends on revenues from oil exports and American sanctions have been tuned up to choke its war effort against Ukraine. But there’s one area important to the Kremlin’s military output that has so far avoided scrutiny. It involves… Continue watching
Mar 08 U.S. sanctions Iranian officials over women's rights abuses By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. is adding more sanctions on Iranian state officials who are accused of violating women's rights, amid nationwide anti-government protests over the treatment of young women and girls. Continue reading
Feb 21 Are sanctions against Russia making a difference? By Noah Berman, Anshu Siripurapu, Council on Foreign Relations The United States and its allies have imposed harsh economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. One year after the invasion began, here’s what they have achieved and where critics say they’ve fallen short. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 8:39 Where relations between U.S. and Russia stand a year after Putin's invasion of Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn As Russia's invasion of Ukraine marks one year and Putin announces his country will suspend participation in the New START Treaty, where does that leave U.S.-Russia relations? Rose Gottemoeller, the chief U.S. negotiator for the treaty during the Obama administration,… Continue watching
Feb 09 U.S., UK impose sanctions on Russian cybercrime group By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a joint U.S.-U.K. effort to sanction Russian cybercriminals as the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears and Treasury tightens its efforts to financially punish violators of existing sanctions. Continue reading