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OFAC Sanctions Four HK Entities for Supporting Iran
By Editors | 05/02/2024
Three of the Hong Kong companies operated as “covert procurement entities” for Iran’s weapons programmes. The fourth sold Iranian commodities to benefit Iran.
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Oil Price Cap Coalition Issues Alert on Evasion Methods
By Editors | 04/02/2024
The alert includes an overview of key oil price cap evasion methods as well as recommendations for identifying them.
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Taiwan Tightens Controls on Machine Tool Exports to Russia
By Editors | 04/02/2024
The penalty for first-time illegal exports to Russia has been increased and Russian company “I Machine Technology” was added to Taiwan’s entity list.
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OFAC Sanctions Iranians Over Cyber Attacks on US Water Plants
By Editors | 03/02/2024
No critical services were disrupted in the attacks, but OFAC said the US is “deeply concerned” about attacks that target critical infrastructures.
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Binance Faces Lawsuit from Hamas Victims for Facilitating Terrorism
By Editors | 02/02/2024
The lawsuit, which alleges that Binance enabled Hamas to finance the 7 October attacks, also names Iran and Syria as defendants.
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Australia, UK Join US in Imposing New Myanmar Sanctions
By Editors | 02/02/2024
The sanctions come three years after the military coup in Myanmar. Australia and the UK targeted a combined nine entities.
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US Sanctions Four Israelis for Violence on Palestinians
By Manesh Samtani | 01/02/2024
These are the first sanctions targeting Israeli citizens. FinCEN also issued an alert to help FIs identify activity that finances violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
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US Marks 3rd Anniversary of Myanmar Coup With Sanctions
By Editors | 01/02/2024
A holding company and shipping company were targeted for supporting the military regime’s activities against civilians and its arms production.
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OFAC Sanctions Egypt, Turkey Nationals for Supporting ISIS
By Editors | 31/01/2024
Two Egyptian nationals created an online platform that provided instructions on donating funds to ISIS-affiliated entities.
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EU Announces Human Rights Sanctions Against Russians
By Editors | 31/01/2024
Russia’s internet censorship agency and its chairperson were sanctioned, along with two judges and a prosecutor.
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