{"id":13064,"date":"2013-03-11T11:49:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T11:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/iran-a-world\/13064-eu-tightens-iran-sanctions-for-rights-violations"},"modified":"2023-01-14T22:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T21:17:33","slug":"eu-tightens-iran-sanctions-for-rights-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/eu-tightens-iran-sanctions-for-rights-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Tightens Iran Sanctions for Rights Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"eu\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-36732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/eu.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"float: left;margin: 5px\" width=\"370\" height=\"223\" \/>Brussels (AP) &#8211; The European Union is tightening sanctions against Iran, concerned about alleged violations of human rights in the country.<\/p>\n<p>EU foreign ministers, meeting Monday in Brussels, added nine people they said were &#8220;responsible for serious human rights violations&#8221; to the list of those subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze, bringing the number of people sanctioned in this way to 87. 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