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U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on 14 Iranians over Human-Rights Violations


(U.S. State Department) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - On Aug. 21, the U.S. Department of State announced visa restrictions on 14 Iranian individuals for their involvement in gross violations of human rights on behalf of the Iranian regime. This action makes ineligible for entry into the U.S. officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information of involvement in a gross violation of human rights. We are also publicly designating Hojatollah Khodaei Souri who, as director of Iran's notorious Evin Prison, oversaw an institution synonymous with torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
2020-08-24 00:00:00
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