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Third countries align with EU chemical weapons & Belarus sanctions
The EU Council adopted the following decisions in October and November 2020: Decision (CFSP) 2020/1466, which renewed the EU’s chemical weapons sanctions regime for 1 year; Decision (CFSP) 2020/1482, which designated 6 Russian officials and a research...
Belarus
Chemical Weapons
Russia
European Union
UK parliamentary debate on Nigeria sanctions
Following an e-petition that collected nearly a quarter of a million signatures, the UK House of Commons held a debate (23 November 2020) on whether Global Human Rights sanctions should be imposed on members of the Nigerian government and security services involved...
United Kingdom
US renews Iraq waiver for Iranian energy for 45 days
The US Department of State has renewed a sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to continue to import Iranian electricity. The waiver will remain in effect for 45 days. A spokesperson said that the renewal was authorised to “ensure that Iraq is able meet its short-term energy...
Iran
Iraq
United States