The UN imposes sanctions targeting terrorism under two regimes, one of which targets terrorist actors and organisations generally, and the other specifically targets ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida. It imposed its general terrorism sanctions, on all those participating in terrorist acts or supporting terrorists, in September 2001 by UN Security Council Resolution 1373 following the 9/11 attacks on the US.
The US has extended its Ethiopia and terrorism sanctions regimes for a further year (notice, notice, notice). Australia has extended the 35% import tariff on goods imported from Russia and Belarus for a further 2 years until October 2025 (press release).
On 15 September 2023, the Wagner Group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation (press release, policy paper) under the Terrorism Act 2000. Proscription of an organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000 makes it a criminal offence: to belong to the organisation (section 11); invite support for the organisation (section 12(1)); express an opinion or belief that is supportive of the …
Today, OFAC designated 7 Hizballah operatives and financial facilitators in South America and Lebanon (notice, press release): Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, senior operative for Hizballah’s External Security Organization; Samer Akil Rada, linked by OFAC to drug tracking and money laundering in Latin America and BCI Technologies CA, of which Samer Rada is the CEO; Mahdy Akil Helbawi, who conducts business …
Yesterday, OFAC delisted the Flying Dragon vessel from its counter-terrorism list. The Flying Dragon was listed in December 2019, due to the interest held in the vessel by Saleh Assi, who allegedly laundered money for Nazem Said Ahmad, who is said to be one of Hizbollah’s main donors (notice, previous post).
Designations on Australia’s sanctions regimes expire in 3 years unless declarations are made to continue them in effect pursuant to regulation 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. As part of that process, the Australian Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade is currently (until 25 September 2023) considering whether 6 individuals and 1 entity designated in October 2020 should continue to be …
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Ethiopia
Terrorism
Russia
Belarus
Lebanon