PARIS—France will announce potential sanctions over energy prices and trade “by the end of the week” in its fishing dispute with the United Kingdom, the government spokesman said Wednesday. France vehemently protested the decision last month by the UK and the Channel Island of Jersey to refuse dozens of French fishing boats a license to…
UN Human Rights Experts Call on Hong Kong Government to Repeal National Security Law
October 14, 2021
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Four independent U.N. human rights experts are calling on the Hong Kong government to drop the Beijing-imposed national security law, saying the legislation is fundamentally incompatible with international norms. “The experts urged the Government to urgently repeal and independently review the National Security Law to ensure it is both human rights and international law compliant,”…
Norway Charges Professor With Violating Sanctions on Iran
COPENHAGEN, Denmark— A German-Iranian professor at a Norwegian technical university was charged Wednesday with violating sanctions on Iran by inviting four guest researchers from the Islamic Republic and giving them access to a laboratory. A Norwegian prosecutor said the visiting researchers had access to knowledge that could be useful to Iran’s nuclear program. Norwegian broadcaster…
EU to Tighten Visa Rules for Belarus Officials Over Migrants
BRUSSELS—The European Union will tighten visa rules for Belarusian state officials, Europe’s migration commissioner said on Wednesday, in retaliation for what she called Minsk’s aggressive effort to destabilize the bloc by pushing in illegal immigrants. The EU accuses President Alexander Lukashenko of orchestrating a sharp rise in illegal immigration arrivals across the Belarus border with…
China’s Exports to North Korea Up for 3rd Straight Month
September 19, 2021
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China’s exports to North Korea grew for the third straight month in August, taking up a quarter of the overall volume of this year to date, China’s General Administration of Customs reported on Sept. 18. Chinese shipments to North Korea saw a 30 percent increase from $16.8 million in July to $22.5 million in August,…
US Sanctions Iran Hezbollah Linked Chinese Companies
September 18, 2021
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The United States Department of the Treasury on Sept. 17 sanctioned several Chinese entities and individuals based in China for financing Iran-related terrorist activities. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Treasury Department posted on its website Friday that it is imposing sanctions on members of the networks that finance terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon and…
US Sanctions Several Hong Kong-Based Chinese Entities Over Iran: Department of Treasury
WASHINGTON—The United States issued Iran-related sanctions targeting several Hong Kong-based Chinese entities, according to a notice posted on the U.S. Department of Treasury website on Friday. The entities listed include Black Drop Intl Co. Ltd., China 49 Group Co. Ltd., Damineh Optic Ltd., PCA Xiang Gang Ltd., Taiwan Be Charm Trading Co. Ltd., Victory Somo…
Germany Arrests Man for Shipping Equipment for Iran’s Nuclear Program
BERLIN—German police arrested a German-Iranian man suspected of exporting equipment to be used in Iran and missile programs in breach of European Union sanctions, Germany’s federal prosecutor said on Tuesday. Police searched 11 locations, including apartments and offices in the states of Hamburg, Schleswig Holstein, and North Rhine-Westphalia linked to the suspect, the prosecutor said….
Chinese Ambassador Banned From UK Parliament
China’s ambassador to the UK has been barred from Parliament after British lawmakers sanctioned by the regime expressed outrage over his scheduled visit. Zheng Zeguang was invited to a House of Commons reception on Wednesday, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on China, The Telegraph reported. But he has now been banned from setting…
Amid Sanctions, Taliban Expected to Double Down on Drug Trafficking
As the world watches events in Afghanistan unfold, many have started to question what the Taliban rule means for the future of the country’s opium production. Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium poppy, which is the raw material for heroin, one of the world’s deadliest drugs. The country accounted for nearly 83 percent of global…
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