Sanctions

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    Sanctions

    Canada Issues New Sanctions Over Settler Violence in West Bank

    By Editors | 28/06/2024

    Seven individuals and five entities were sanctioned for facilitating acts of violence by Israeli extremist settlers against Palestinians.

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    Thai Banks Facilitating Procurement for Myanmar Military: UN Report

    By Nithya Subramanian | 28/06/2024

    A UN report identifies 16 banks in seven countries that have processed transactions linked to procurement for Myanmar’s military junta.

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    Sanctions

    Iraq’s Al-Huda Bank Cut Off from US Financial System

    By Editors | 27/06/2024

    FinCEN rule identifies Al-Huda Bank as a “foreign financial institution of primary money laundering concern”.

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    Enforcement

    OFAC Fines Italian Animation Company for Sanctions Violations

    By Editors | 27/06/2024

    Mondo TV made wire transfers via US financial institutions to an animation studio owned by the North Korean government.

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    Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions Targeting Hamas

    By Editors | 26/06/2024

    The sanctions target nine individuals and two entities that facilitated, supported, and provided funding for the Hamas attacks on Israel last October.

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    OFAC Targets Iranian ‘Shadow Banking’ Network With Sanctions

    By Editors | 26/06/2024

    The sanctions target 25 companies based in Hong Kong, 13 in UAE, five in Iran, and one each in Türkiye and Marshall Islands.

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    EU Imposes New Cyber Sanctions Against Six Russian Actors

    By Editors | 25/06/2024

    The sanctions target two ‘Callisto group’ members, two ‘Armageddon hacker group’ members, and two others involved in deploying ‘Conti’ and ‘Trickbot’ malware.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    EU Council Formally Adopts 14th Russia Sanctions Package

    By Editors | 25/06/2024

    The measures target Russia’s LNG sector, sanctions circumvention, the finance sector, Russian disinformation, dual-use goods, and 27 “shadow fleet” vessels.

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    FATF Must Blacklist Russia Over DPRK Partnership, Ukraine Says

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2024

    RUSI’s Tom Keatinge says the FATF could damage its legitimacy if it doesn’t have a response to the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea.

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    Sanctions

    Malaysia, Thailand Commencing Procedures to Join BRICS

    By Editors | 24/06/2024

    Thailand has submitted a formal letter of intent to join BRICS. Malaysia has decided to join and will start work on the formal procedures “soon”.

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