Category Archives: Sanctions
Cuba moves to come in from the cold
By Michael Voss Cuba’s announcement followed intensive talks with Spanish and Vatican officialsThe 52 prisoners who are being freed over the next few months are the last remaining jailed members of the group of 75 opposition figures arrested in a mass government crackdown in 2003.
Palestinian activist faces prison sentence
The fence/wall has cut families off from their land and deprived them of their livelihoods Amnesty International has urged an Israeli military court not to convict a Palestinian non-violent activist who has been detained since last July, after he took part in a protest against the Israeli built fence/wall on Palestinian land.
Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles
By LYNN BERRY (AP) MOSCOW — The new U.N. sanctions prevent Russia from delivering S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, a Kremlin official said Friday, in a reversal of the position announced by Russia’s Foreign Ministry the day before.
Beyond Iran Sanctions That Probably Won’t Work, Plans B, C, D …
By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — No one in the Obama White House believes that, by themselves, the newest rounds of sanctions against Iran’s military-run businesses, its shipping lines and its financial institutions will force Tehran to halt its 20-year-long drive for a nuclear capability.
U.N. Adopts New Sanctions on Iran
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council leveled its fourth round of sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday, but the measures did little to overcome widespread doubts that they — or even the additional steps pledged by American and European officials — would accomplish the Council’s longstanding goal: halting Iran’s production of nuclear [...]
