US and UK issue sanctions on Iran one year on from Mahsa Amini's death

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58% : Her death sparked months of anti-government protests that marked the biggest show of opposition to Iranian authorities in years.
50% : Multiple rounds of sanctions mark anniversary of 22-year-old's death in custody of Iran's 'morality police'The US and Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the death of a Kurdish Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, while in the custody of Iran's "morality police", which sparked months of anti-government protests that faced often violent crackdown.
44% : Britain separately announced its sanctions targeting senior Iranian decision makers enforcing Tehran's mandatory hijab law, including Iran's minister for culture and Islamic guidance, his deputy, the mayor of Tehran and an Iranian police spokesman.
33% : The US and Britain, along with the European Union, have announced multiple rounds of sanctions against Iran, citing the widespread and often violent crackdown on protests after the death of Amini.
27% : "Mahsa's tragic and senseless death in the custody of Iran's so-called 'morality police' sparked demonstrations across Iran that were met with unspeakable violence, mass arrests, systemic internet disruptions and censorship by the Iranian regime," the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said in a statement.

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