South Korea to impose new sanctions on North and Russia
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has announced new sanctions against 11 individuals and 15 legal entities in connection with ‘illegal military cooperation’ between Russia and North Korea or Pyongyang’s nuclear missile programme. The ministry noted that this measure was imposed in connection with the joint statement by the foreign ministers of Western countries dedicated to cooperation […]
LinkedIn claims that the data monitoring organisation’s fine of 310 million euros is a ‘criminal’ sanction
The company claims that several sections of the Data Protection Act 2018 are unconstitutional. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s (DPC) fine of €310 million against LinkedIn Ireland was so severe in nature as to constitute a criminal sanction, the High Court has ruled. The Microsoft-owned company brought a judicial review action and appeal against the […]
EU lists 26 individuals and 2 entities in view of the situation in Belarus
The European Union has placed 26 Belarusian individuals and 2 organisations on the sanctions list. According to a written statement from the Council of the EU, Belarusian judges, prison administrators and detention centre officials, the head of the medical unit in one of the correctional institutions ‘where some political prisoners face inhumane conditions and are […]
US sanctions Chinese cyber security company
The United States sanctioned Chengdu-based cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company, Limited (Sichuan Silence) and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng (Guan), for their role in compromising tens of thousands of firewalls worldwide, including firewalls at US critical infrastructure companies. Simultaneously, the US State Department announced a Reward for Justice offer of up to […]
EU adopts largest ever sanctions package against Russia
European Union member states have adopted the most extensive sanctions package against Russia to date. Under the new sanctions, 52 ships from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and dozens of Russian officials were blacklisted. EU member states adopted the most extensive sanctions package against Russia to date at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium. […]
US sanctions former SriLankan Airlines CEO
The US has sanctioned former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena for allegedly accepting bribes in the purchase of Airbus aircraft. The sanctions include his family and freeze his assets in the US. The US State Department announced the sanctions on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day, covering several countries. The sanctions […]
US sanctions 5 individuals and 4 organizations over Russia
The United States has sanctioned five individuals and four entities linked to the TGR Group, a vast international network that circumvented sanctions on behalf of Russian elites. According to the official statement, this step is being taken in coordination with the UK National Crime Agency, as well as the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the […]
UK sanctions Kenyan businessman over illegal gold trade
The UK and US governments have imposed sanctions on Kamlesh Pattni, a British-Kenyan businessman, for his alleged involvement in the illegal gold trade. According to a statement from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the assets of Kamlesh Pattni and four others, including his wife and brother-in-law, will be frozen. Pattni’s name was implicated […]
China sanctions 13 US firms over Taiwan
China has sanctioned at least 13 American defense firms and six executives over arms sales to Taiwan, which Beijing considers a ‘breakaway province’. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, “Taiwan independence and peace in the Taiwan Straits are fundamentally incompatible. The US insistence on using force to support Taiwan’s independence cannot change China’s firm determination […]
Trump may target Iraq’s oil sector to counter Iranian influence
US President-elect Donald Trump’s planned maximum sanctions against Iran could extend to neighbouring Iraq, targeting OPEC’s second largest crude oil producer and a known hotbed of oil smuggling, according to three sources familiar with the talks. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, the imposition of secondary sanctions on Baghdad, similar to the US sanctions on […]