Current:Home > InvestAhead of protest anniversary, Iran summons Australian envoy over remarks on human rights-LoTradeCoin
Ahead of protest anniversary, Iran summons Australian envoy over remarks on human rights
View Date:2024-12-24 10:17:24
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran summoned Australia’s envoy to the Mideast country to protest the latest round of sanctions imposed on Tehran over what Canberra decries as violations of human rights, Iranian state media reported on Thursday.
The report said Australia’s chargé d’affaires was called in to Iran’s foreign ministry over “interventionist remarks” by Australia and the new sanctions that are targeting four Iranian nationals.
The development comes as Iranians are marking on Saturday the first anniversary of nationwide protests over the country’s mandatory headscarf law. The protests erupted after the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who was detained by Iran’s morality police allegedly over her headscarf, or hijab.
The demonstrations have represented one of the largest challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A security force crackdown that followed the protests saw over 500 people killed and more than 22,000 people detained.
Iran’s government has blamed the West for fomenting the unrest.
Australia on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four Iranian individuals and three entities that Canberra said were “responsible for the oppression of people in Iran, including women and girls.”
Among those sanctioned are Iran’s cyber police and Press TV, the English-language state TV channel, as well as Iran’s police spokesman, Saeed Montazer Almehdi.
Iran occasionally summons Western envoys for protests over similar remarks.
veryGood! (41)
Related
- Advance Auto Parts is closing hundreds of stores in an effort to turn its business around
- Back pain shouldn't stop you from cooking at home. Here's how to adapt
- South Dakota Warns It Could Revoke Keystone Pipeline Permit Over Oil Spill
- Edgy or insensitive? The Paralympics TikTok account sparks a debate
- Deommodore Lenoir contract details: 49ers ink DB to $92 million extension
- Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy stirs hopes and controversy
- Back pain shouldn't stop you from cooking at home. Here's how to adapt
- Planning a trip? Here's how to avoid fake airline ticket scams
- Former NFL coach Jack Del Rio charged with operating vehicle while intoxicated
- Critically endangered twin cotton-top tamarin monkeys the size of chicken eggs born at Disney World
Ranking
- In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he’ll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
- Wind Industry, Riding Tax-Credit Rollercoaster, Reports Year of Growth
- Another Rising Cost of Climate Change: PG&E’s Blackouts to Prevent Wildfires
- It'll take 300 years to wipe out child marriage at the current pace of progress
- Donna Kelce Includes Sweet Nod to Taylor Swift During Today Appearance With Craig Melvin
- The Wood Pellet Business is Booming. Scientists Say That’s Not Good for the Climate.
- Keystone XL Wins Nebraska Approval, But the Oil Pipeline Fight Isn’t Over
- Looking for a refreshing boost this summer? Try lemon water.
Recommendation
-
Ashton Jeanty stats: How many rushing yards did Boise State Heisman hopeful have vs Nevada
-
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s New PDA Pics Prove Every Touch Is Ooh, La-La-La
-
Trump wants the death penalty for drug dealers. Here's why that probably won't happen
-
Biden says his own age doesn't register with him as he seeks second term
-
US Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
-
American Idol Singer Iam Tongi Reacts to Crazy Season 21 Win
-
How abortion ban has impacted Mississippi one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned
-
Michelle Obama launches a food company aimed at healthier choices for kids