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Applications open for the 2026 Lester Fellowship

30/01/2026 — Applications are open for the 2026 Lester Fellowship. The deadline to apply is 13 February 2026. The Fellowship supports lawyers or law students who...
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Michael O'Kane

EU adds 7 to Sudan list amid escalating violence between RSF and SAF

29/01/2026 — The EU has added 7 people to its Sudan sanctions list under Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 in view of serious violations of international human rights...
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Maya Lester KC

UK publishes Q3 2025 strategic licensing statistics

29/01/2026 — The UK’s Export Control Joint Unit has published its third quarterly report on export control licensing statistics. The report covers the period July-September 2025....
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Michael O'Kane

Switzerland to align with EU on Haiti sanctions

29/01/2026 — Switzerland has announced it will now align with the EU’s Haiti sanctions regime. Switzerland imposes sanctions on Haiti through its 2022 Haiti sanctions ordinance....
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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

EU adds to Iran sanctions and plans to proscribe IRGC as terrorist organisation

29/01/2026 — The EU has added 19 people and 12 entities to its Iran sanctions lists – press release. 15 people and 6 entities have been...
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Michael O'Kane

UK notice to exporters on e-alerts and open general licence guidance

29/01/2026 — The UK’s Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has published two notice to exporters. NTE 2026/01 advises UK exporters to sign up to the ECJU’s...
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Maya Lester KC

US imposes visa restrictions on Haitian government officials

29/01/2026 — The US State Department has imposed visa restrictions on two members of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council and a cabinet minister in the Haitian government....
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Michael O'Kane

OFSI publishes blog on cryptoassets sanctions enforcement

28/01/2026 — The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published a blog post on the Crypto Cash Fusion Cell, an interagency taskforce formed to...

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