US temporarily eases sanctions on Syria
The United States has temporarily eased sanctions on Syria. The Department of the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a general license (GL) 24 for Syria, valid…
Poland imposes sanctions on a Cypriot company that supplies ammonium nitrate
Poland has imposed sanctions against a Cypriot company after finding an ex-official from Belarus among its leaders. The Ministry of the Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland announced…
US sanctions founder and honorary chairman of Georgia’s ruling party
The United States imposed sanctions on Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, who founded Georgian Dream in May 2012. "Ivanishvili and Georgian Dream’s actions have eroded democratic institutions, enabled human rights abuses,…
Canada answers to China’s sanctions
The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement in support of two local organizations, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and Canada-Tibet Committee, against which China has imposed sanctions.…
The United States punches Iran’s Shadow Fleet with new sanctions
On December 19, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on four companies and three vessels involved in trading Iranian oil. These companies include Marshall Islands-based Journey Investment Company, which owns…
UK sanctions five employees of the Georgian Interior Ministry
The UK has imposed sanctions against five employees of the Georgian Interior Ministry. These persons have been sanctioned: Vakhtang Gomelauri - Minister of Internal Affairs; Aleksandre Darakhvelidze - Deputy Minister…
Poland imposes sanctions on companies from the UAE and Belarus
The Ministry of the Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland reported that World Chem Training CO., L.L.C., Technospetstrading LLC, and Technospetstrading Export LLC were included in the sanctions…
The Council of the EU imposes sanctions on 26 individuals and two entities in Belarus
The Council of the European Union imposed sanctions on 26 individuals and 2 entities from Belarus. The Council stated that restrictive measures were imposed on various members of the judiciary,…
EU hits Russia and its allies with the 15th package of sanctions
The European Union has adopted the fifteenth package of economic and individual sanctions against Russia. The EU statement states that sanctions were imposed on 54 individuals and 30 organizations "responsible…
US imposes visa restrictions on Georgian citizens
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on 20 Georgian citizens. "The United States strongly condemns the Georgian Dream party’s ongoing, brutal, and unjustified violence against Georgian citizens, including protesters,…