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… Australia has imposed further counter-terrorism financing sanctions on 12 persons and three entities linked to Hamas, Hizballah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. … Sanctions in response to terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas …
… Minister Payne announces the first set of Australian Magnitsky-style listings under the Government’s thematic sanctions framework, targeting Russian individuals responsible for the corruption that Sergei Magnitsky uncovered and those complicit in his subsequent mistreatment and death. Australia's first Magnitsky-style sanctions | Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Women (foreignminister.gov.au) … Minister Payne announces the first set of Australian Magnitsky-style listings under the Government’s thematic sanctions framework, targeting Russian individuals responsible for the corruption that Sergei Magnitsky uncovered and those …
… The Australian Government has placed sanctions on 11 additional Russian banks and government entities, with the majority of the country’s banking assets now covered by our sanctions along with all of the entities that handle Russia’s sovereign debt. … New sanctions on Russian banks and oligarchs …
… Release The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, has listed the entity Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis for targeted financial sanctions under Part 4 of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945, by which Australia implements United Nations Security … Full details of all listed persons and entities can be found in the Consolidated List available at www.dfat.gov.au/sanctions . Anyone who believes they hold an asset that may be owned or controlled by a listed person or entity must … unclassified statement of reasons for his, her or its listing. Requests may be submitted in writing to: Director, Legal Sanctions Section Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade John McEwen Crescent Barton ACT 0221 Australia Or by email to …
… Recent listings Human Rights Sanctions in response to Israeli settler violence in the West Bank (25 July 2024), details of seven persons and one entity listed can be found in the legislative instrument . Targeted sanctions in response to North Korea's supply of arms to Russia (17 May 2024), details of the six entities listed can be found in the legislative instrument . Targeted sanctions in response to Iran's destabilising activities in the Middle East (14 May 2024), details of the five persons and …
… Australia has reimposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 19 Iranian individuals and 57 entities for their role in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. … Sanctions in response to Iran’s nuclear and missile programs …
… New Zealand, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, and United States. We, the participating states of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), released today its first report. This multilateral mechanism was established in October 2024 to monitor and report on the implementation of United Nations sanctions measures on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The report is available on the official MSMT website … in April 2024 which was caused by Russia’s veto in March 2024. The report will assist with the full implementation of UN sanctions by the international community. The opportunity for dialogue to reestablish the Panel of Experts as a central …
… The Australian Government welcomes the announcement by the European Union (EU) to impose sanctions against malicious cyber actors, the first set of sanctions under the EU’s cyber sanctions regime. Australia supports measures designed to hold malicious cyber actors to account. These sanctions signal …
… The Autonomous Sanctions Amendment (Russia) Regulations 2022 (the Russia Regulations)commenced on 25 February 2022. The Autonomous Sanctions Amendment (Ukraine Regions) Regulations 2022 (the Ukraine Regions Regulations) will commence on 28 March 2022. The Russia Regulations insert new listing criteria for Russia into the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. The new listing criteria allow the Minister for Foreign Affairs to designate a person or entity …
… an Australian citizen formerly of Melbourne and currently in prison in Turkey, for counter-terrorism targeted financial sanctions for a further three years. Media release: Renewal of UN Terrorism Sanctions Listing Last Updated: 18 May 2018 … The Australian Government has renewed the listing of Neil Prakash, an Australian citizen formerly of Melbourne and currently in prison in Turkey, for counter-terrorism targeted financial sanctions for a further three years. Media release: Renewal of UN Terrorism Sanctions Listing Last Updated: 18 May 2018 … …