The European Union says it has sanctioned five Iranian judges over alleged human rights violations, as well as a leading figure in a cyber group accused of helping the Iranian government suppress information, Al Jazeera reports.
The EU Council said it had sanctioned Nima Salehi, the Iranian founder of the Ashiyane cyber group, which it said cooperates closely with the EU-listed Cyber Police (FATA) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The statement did not name the sanctioned judges.
“As Tehran intensifies its domestic crackdown, the EU will continue to hold those responsible to account,” the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said on X.
