Press Release: Iran: Council extends restrictive measures by one year on human rights concerns

On 11 April 2016, the Council of the European Union decided to extend until 13 April 2017 its restrictive measures against 82 people and one entity in view of the human rights situation in Iran.

The decision was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 12 April 2016.

ESO: Background Information: Human rights are a litmus test for EU-Iran relations, say foreign affairs MEPs http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-human-rights-are-a-litmus-test-for-eu-iran-relations-say-foreign-affairs-meps/

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