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Michael O'Kane

UK sanctions 4 involved in human rights violations in Sri Lanka

24/03/2025 — OFSI has designated 4 people on its Global Human Rights sanctions regime: Jagath Ayasuriya, former Security Force Commander of operations in the Vanni region...
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Michael O'Kane

UK amends 2 Russia general licences

24/03/2025 — The UK has amended 2 Russia-related general licences (all available on our UK Licensing page): General Licence INT/2022/1947936, “humanitarian activity”, was amended to remove Rosbank...
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Maya Lester KC

3rd countries align with EU sanctions

24/03/2025 — Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have aligned themselves with the EU Council’s decision to delist Mehmet Ferruh Akalin...
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Michael O'Kane

US corruption designation

24/03/2025 — The US Department of State has designated Cristina Elisabet Fernandez de Kirchner, former president of Argentina, and Julio Miguel De Vido, former Minister of...
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In focusRussia sanctions

Sanctions are imposed on Russia by the EU, UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand and others, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

 

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Maya Lester KC

Canada makes sanctions designations under Haitian and Venezuelan regimes

24/03/2025 — Canada has made several designations under its Haiti and Venezuela sanctions regimes (see Canada legislation). Haiti sanctions: Canada designated 3 people said to have...
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Michael O'Kane

US de-lists Tornado Cash after judgment

24/03/2025 — OFAC has delisted Tornado Cash (a crypto protocol) from its DPRK and cyber sanctions regimes after the 5th Circuit held that that immutable smart...
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Maya Lester KC

EU sends €1b to Ukraine to be repaid with profits from sanctioned Russian assets

21/03/2025 — The European Commission has disbursed a €1b loan to Ukraine to be repaid with proceeds from Russian State assets frozen in the EU. The...
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Michael O'Kane

Germany seizes shadow fleet tanker

21/03/2025 — The German customs authorities have seized the Panamanian-flagged tanker EVENTIN, reportedly part of Russia’s shadow fleet. According to German news outlet, Spiegel, the German...
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Maya Lester KC

Switzerland splits sanctions list on ISIL, Al-Qaida & Taliban

21/03/2025 — Switzerland has split its sanctions regime targeting those with links Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida Group, or the Taliban into 2 separate regimes to...
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Michael O'Kane

DPRK sanctions monitoring team legitimacy challenged

21/03/2025 — Analysis published by the Lowy Institute (an Australian think tank) has raised concerns about the new Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) created by 11...
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Maya Lester KC

OFSI annual review – £25b of Russian assets frozen

21/03/2025 — OFSI has published its Annual Review, covering its operations during the financial year 2023-24 – press release. According to the review, in 2023-4: 564...
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Michael O'Kane

US makes Iranian oil related designations

21/03/2025 — OFAC and the Department of State have made several sanctions designations relating to Iranian oil exports. OFAC: OFAC sanctioned 12 entities, 1 person and...

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