Iran Human Rights Abusers Who Should Be Sanctioned Now

Updated: December 16, 2022

In reaction to Mahsa Amini’s death in Iranian police custody and the regime’s violent attempts to suppress nationwide protests, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada have sanctioned certain Iranian officials and institutions responsible for human rights abuses. All Iran human rights sanctions designations can be viewed in United Against Nuclear Iran’s Iran Human Rights Sanctions Tracker.

Unfortunately, many more Iranian human rights violators have yet to be sanctioned by anyone. Consequently, United Against Nuclear Iran has compiled, and will continuously update, the following list of recommended targets for new human rights sanctions designations.

The sanctioned individuals noted on this page were designated after UANI’s recommendation.

Name Person/Entity Background AKA Sanctioned Sort ascending
Ghalibaf, Mohammad Bagher Person

Speaker of parliament. Read More

Qalibaf, Mohammad Baqer
Ministry of the Interior Entity

Responsible for internal security policy, including the conduct of the Law Enforcement Forces (LEF), which are sanctioned by the United States and EU for human rights abuses. Read More

Gheyb Parvar, Gholam Hossein Person

IRGC brigadier general and former commander of the Basij. Read More

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Modarresi Yazdi, Mohammad-Reza Person

Member of the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. Read More

Mohammadi, Gholamali Person

Head of the Iran Prisons' Organization. Read More

Morovati, Hassan Person

"Senior Iranian officials have discussed implementing a countrywide internet shutdown for several hours on January 19-20 to prevent cheating on a scheduled university entrance exam. Read More

Mousavi, Abdol-Mehdi Person

Judiciary head for the province of Markazi. Read More

Moghaddam, Ahmad Mortazavi Person

Head of Iran's Supreme Court, 2019–present. Read More

Muzavi, Kazem Person

Member of parliament for the northwestern Iranian city of Ardabil. Read More

National Domestic Security Council (NDSC) Entity

Executes crackdowns on protests. Read More

Parvin, Kheyrollah Person

Member of the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. Read More

Raeiszadeh, Mohammad Person

Head of Iran's Medical Council (2021–present). Read More

Raeeszadeh, Mohammad
Rahpeyk, Siamak Person

Vice-secretary of the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. Read More

Raisi, Ebrahim Person

President (2021–present). Read More

Sadeghi Moghaddam, Mohammad-Hassan Person

Member of the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. Read More

Setayeshi, Masoud Person

Spokesman for Iran's judiciary. Read More

Shabzendedar Jahromi, Mehdi Person

Member of the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. Read More

Shamkhani, Ali Person

Secretary, Supreme National Security Council (2013–present). Read More

Siari, Mehdi Person

Deputy commander, Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), 2022–present. Read More

Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Entity

Tasked with debating and forming consensus on critical national security issues confronting the Iranian system. Read More