US to impose further costs on Iran over protest response: Biden
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has expressed concern over the response by Iranian security forces against “peaceful” protests, saying Washington will this week impose sanctions on perpetrators of violence against protestors.
“I remain gravely concerned about reports of the intensifying violent crackdown on peaceful protestors in Iran, including students and women, who are demanding their equal rights and basic human dignity,” said Biden in a statement.
He said the US will impose “further costs on perpetrators of violence against peaceful protestors” this week. He added that Washington will continue holding Iranian officials accountable and supporting the rights of Iranians to protest freely.
The president also said the US will make it easier for Iranians to access the Internet, including through facilitating greater access to secure, outside platforms and services.
The president accused Iran of denying fundamental freedoms to its people and suppressing “the aspirations of successive generations through intimidation, coercion, and violence.”
The death toll in the weeks-long protests in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody has surged to 92, said a Norway-based human rights group on Sunday.
Amini’s family has accused the police of beating her, causing her to suffer a stroke. An Iranian government investigation into the incident is yet to conclude.
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