DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran has imposed punitive measures on individuals associated with a London-based TV channel that aired videos of anti-government protests. The judiciary’s website said it imposed “judicial and legal restrictions” on property held by individuals associated with Iran International, without elaborating. The channel is believed to be linked to Saudi Arabia. The Persian language channel had aired several videos of the anti-government protests that erupted across Iran last week in response to a fuel price hike. In 2017, BBC filed a complaint to the United Nations over Iran freezing the assets of more than 150 people linked to its Persian service.

Source: thestar November 26, 2019 13:52 UTC